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The Athenian Constitution

Aristotle

Book Overview: 

The Constitution of Athens or Athenian Constitution was written by Aristotle or his student. The text was lost until discovered in the late 19th century in Egypt. Topics discussed include Solon's legislative reforms abolishing debt slavery and the rise and decline of democracy and tyranny in Athens.

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .lled, he made an attack with them on the people and seized the Acropolis. This happened in the archonship of Comeas, thirty-one years after the legislation of Solon. It is related that, when Pisistratus asked for his bodyguard, Solon opposed the request, and declared that in so doing he proved himself wiser than half the people and braver than the rest,--wiser than those who did not see that Pisistratus designed to make himself tyrant, and braver than those who saw it and kept silence. But when all his words availed nothing he carried forth his armour and set it up in front of his house, saying that he had helped his country so far as lay in his power (he was already a very old man), and that he called on all others to do the same. Solon's exhortations, however, proved fruitless, and Pisistratus assumed the sovereignty. His administration was more like a constitutional government than the rule of a tyrant; but before his power was firmly established, the adherents of Mega. . . Read More

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Aristotle's students wrote 158 constitutions in Ancient Greece. The Athenian Constitution is the sole surviving document. It is dissimilar in composition to contemporary constitutions like America or Australia. Rather, it provides a concise political history of Athens' democratic development from th

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این کتاب رو چون به تاریخ تمدن علاقه دارم از دوستی امانت گرفتم و نمیدونم الان پیدا بشه یا نه، این که من خوندم چاپ دوم و برای سال ۱۳۵۸ هست.
در قسمت یادداشت مترجم نوشته شده که اثر تاریخی ارسطو کتابی بوده که در آن از نحوه حکومت و تاریخ سیاسی بیش از ۱۵۰ شهر و کشور گفتگو کرده است اما از میان رفته تا اینکه

Det är en rättshistorisk genomgång. Fokus är politikens konflikters påverkan.

It's extremely interesting that almost 2500 years ago ancient Greece has a strong check and balance system. One of the most impressive points of this book was definitely the passion for democracy of a community. On the other hand, over this book we witness how Solon rules changed the destiny of a ge

Read for class. I understand that Ancient Greece's early history is incomplete, but I still wasn't a fan of how this was organized. Not gonna lie, I think Aristotle could've done a better job.

Üzerinden yüzlerce hatta binlerce yıl geçse de insan aynı, yonetimler aynı. Sadece cakası değişiyor.

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