Decrees of Fourth-Century Athens (403/2-322/1 BC) 2 Volumes

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Decree-making is a defining aspect of ancient Greek political activity: it was the means by which city-state communities went about deciding to get things done. This two-volume work provides a new view of the decree as an institution within the framework of fourth-century Athenian democratic political activity. Volume 1 consists of a comprehensive account of the literary evidence for decrees of the fourth-century Athenian assembly. Volume 2 analyses how decrees and decree-making, by offering both an authoritative source for the narrative of the history of the Athenian demos and a legitimate route for political self-promotion, came to play an important role in shaping Athenian democratic politics. Peter Liddel assesses ideas about, and the reality of, the dissemination of knowledge of decrees among both Athenians and non-Athenians and explains how they became significant to the wider image and legacy of the Athenians. Volume 1 The Literary Evidence Contents Acknowledgements text Editions Conventions and Abbreviations Introduction Inventory A Checklist: Decrees and Proposals of the Athenian Assembly Attested in Literary Sources Checklist by Genre-Type Introduction Bibliography Inventory A1: 403/2–353/2 Inventory A2: 352/1–322/1 Inventory B Checklist: Probable Decreesand Proposals of the Athenian Assembly attested in Literary Sources Inventory B1: Testimonia that can be Identified as Probable Decrees (DP) Inventory B2 Other Possible Decrees Appendix 1 Decrees of the Athenian boule Appendix 2 Honorific Decrees attested in the Literary Sources Indexes Volume 2 Political and Cultural Perspectives Contents tables Introduction The Social Capital of the Decree Appropriation and Aspiration: Decrees in the Pursuit of Political Self-Interest The Dissemination of Fourth-Century Athenian Decrees: Local Audiences The Audiences of Decrees Beyond Athenian Citizens Literary Representations of Athenian Decrees Conclusion Appendix 1Proposers of Decrees at the Athenian Assembly 403/2–322/1 Appendix 2 Literary Inventions Bibliography Index Locorum General Index