The regime of Demetrius of Phalerum in Athens, 317-307 BCE : a philosopher in politics /

The regime of Demetrius of Phalerum in Athens, 317-307 BCE : a philosopher in politics /

Erudite and urbane, a scion of the Peripatos, Demetrius of Phalerum dominated Athenian political life for a decade (317-307 B.C.E.) with Macedonian support. Viewed by some as the embodiment of the longed-for 'philosopher-king', Demetrius has been seen a test case for the interplay of philo...

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Main Author: O'Sullivan, Lara.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements 318.
Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Volumes 204-407, ISBN: 9789004322288.

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Demetrius, > of Phaleron, > b. ca. 350 B.C.
Demetrius, > of Phaleron, > b. ca. 350 B.C. > Political and social views.
Governors > Greece > Athens > Biography.
Statesmen > Greece > Athens > Biography.
Orators > Greece > Athens > Biography.
Philosophers, Ancient > Biography.
Philosophy, Ancient.
Athens (Greece) > Politics and government.
Athens (Greece) > Relations > Macedonia.
Macedonia > Relations > Greece > Athens.

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Call Number: DF235.48.D455 O87 2009

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Summary:Erudite and urbane, a scion of the Peripatos, Demetrius of Phalerum dominated Athenian political life for a decade (317-307 B.C.E.) with Macedonian support. Viewed by some as the embodiment of the longed-for 'philosopher-king', Demetrius has been seen a test case for the interplay of philosophical training and political praxis in antiquity. This book, through a close re-examination of the fragmentary and diffuse testimonia for Demetrius' decade, argues that such a view misunderstands his legislative, constitutional and financial reforms, which should rather be seen within the context of Macedonian suzerainty, Athenian self-interest, and contemporary social changes. Such a context also affords a better understanding of the dynamic relations between the Macedonian generals and the preeminent Greek city at the dawn of the Hellenistic era.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9789047441236
ISSN:0169-8958 ;
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