Description
Book SynopsisThis book collects twelve papers which make original contributions to the historical interpretation of inscribed Athenian laws and decrees, with a core focus on significant historical shapes and patterns implicit in the corpus of the age of Demosthenes. Following a synthetic Introduction, two chapters analyse locations and selectivity of inscribing, four explore the implications of the inscriptions for Athenian policy and for developing attitudes to the past, three for aspects of Athenian democracy. The volume concludes with two studies of specific inscriptions. Some of the papers have appeared elsewhere in conference proceedings and Festschriften, some are published here for the first time. The volume complements the author’s previous collection, Inscribed Athenian Laws and Decrees 352/1-322/1 BC: Epigraphical Essays.
Trade Review''In all these essays much is clearly presented, both fundamental issues of epigraphical importance and well-chosen illustrative examples, making this book, if not a handbook per se, certainly an authoritative reference work on all the epigraphic issues herein addressed.'' Brad L. Cook in The Classical Journal Online, 02.02.2023.
Table of ContentsContents Contents Preface Introduction Fundamentals The Locations of Inscribed Athenian Laws and Decrees in the Age of Demosthenes* The Selective Inscribing of Laws and Decrees in Late Classical Athens* Inscribed Laws and Decrees and Athenian Policy What was the Point of Inscribed Honorific Decrees in Classical Athens? Some Political Shifts in Lykourgan Athens Inscribed Laws and Decrees and the Past Connecting with the Past in Lykourgan Athens: An Epigraphical Perspective Inscribing the past in Fourth-Century Athens Inscribed Laws and Decrees and Democracy The Rule of Law in Practice in Late Classical Athens: An Epigraphical Perspective Proposers of Inscribed Laws and Decrees and the Distribution of Political Influence in Late Classical Athens* Council and Assembly in Late Classical and Hellenistic Athens: An Epigraphical Perspective on Democracy* Postscripts Dedication and Decrees Commemorating Military Action in 339/8 BC (IG II2 1155) The Inscribed Version of the Decree Honouring Lykourgos of Boutadai (IG II2 457 and 3207)
