Table of Contents
List of Illustrations ix
Notes on Contributors xi
Abbreviated Source Editions and Lexica xvii
Maps xx
Introduction: A Prolegomenon to Ancient Greek Government 1 Hans Beck
PART I Greek Government in History 7
1 The Rise of State Action in the Archaic Age 9 Jonathan M. Hall
2 The Classical Greek Polis and Its Government 22 Barry Strauss
3 Dynastic Courts of the Hellenistic Empires 38 Rolf Strootman
4 Hellenistic Cities: The End of Greek Democracy? 54 Hans-Ulrich Wiemer
PART II Ancient Templates and Typologies 71
5 Archaic and Classical Greek Reflections on Politics and Government: From Description to Conceptualization, Analysis, and Theory 73 Kurt A. Raaflaub
6 Plato's View on Greek Government 93 Luc Brisson
7 Aristotle 105 Peter L.P. Simpson
8 Polybios on Government, Interstate Relations, and Imperial Expansion 119 Craige B. Champion
9 One-Man Government: The Greeks and Monarchy 131 Nino Luraghi
10 Unlike(ly) Twins? Democracy and Oligarchy in Context 146 Hartmut Leppin
PART III To Rule and Be Ruled: Greek Governing Bodies 159
11 Citizenship, the Citizen Body, and its Assemblies 161 Josine Blok
12 Officials and Office-Holding 176 Alex McAuley
13 Councils in Greek Oligarchies and Democracies 191 Robert W. Wallace
14 Law Courts 205 Domingo Aviles and David C. Mirhady
PART IV Process and Procedure 219
15 Laws and Legislation in Ancient Greece 221 Michael Gagarin
16 Tyche's Force: Lottery and Chance in Greek Government 235 Elizabeth Kosmetatou
17 Governmental Checks and Balances 252 Pierre Frohlich
18 Forms and Forums of Public Speech 267 Loren J. Samons II
PART V Responsibilities and Realms of Action 285
19 Public Administration 287 Frances Pownall
20 Greek Government and Education: Re-examining the ephebeia 302 Lynn Kozak
21 Government and Warfare 317 John Serrati
22 Finance and Taxes 332 Vincent Gabrielsen
23 Greek Government and the Organization of Time 349 Robert Hannah
24 The Religious Management of the polis: Oracles and Political Decision-Making 366 Pierre Bonnechere
PART VI Space and Memory 383
25 Spaces of Government: Civic Architecture and Memory 385 Charles W. Hedrick, Jr.
26 Keeping Record, Making Public: The Epigraphy of Government 400 Adele C. Scafuro
27 Monumental Representations of Government 417 Jenifer Neils
28 State Festivals and Celebrations 432 Pauline Schmitt Pantel
PART VII Government Beyond the City-State 449
29 Greek Amphiktyonies: An Experiment in Transregional Governance 451 Peter Funke
30 Polis and koinon: Federal Government in Greece 466 Jeremy McInerney
31 Governing Interstate Alliances 480 Thomas Figueira and Sean R. Jensen
32 Interstate Governance: Arbitration and Peacekeeping 497 Sheila L. Ager
Epilogue: The Legacy of Greek Government – Something That Has "Never Occurred Again"? 512 Uwe Walter
Bibliography 525
Index 581
