This collection contains:
Aristotle's The Constitution of Athens
Xenophon's The Politeia of the Spartans
The Constitution of the Athenians ascribed to Xenophon the Orator
The Boeotian Constitution from the Oxyrhynchus Historian
In bringing together, translating, and annotating these constitutional documents from ancient Greece thirty five years ago, J. M. Moore produced an authoritative work of the highest scholarship. An explanatory essay by classics scholar Kurt A. Raaflaub expands this indispensable collection.
Aristotle and Xenophon on Democracy and Oligarchy
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Table of Contents
Foreword to the 2010 Edition
Preface
PART I
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ATHENIANS
Ascribed to Xenophon the Orator
Introduction
The Main Topics
The Constitution of the Athenians
Commentary
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THE POLITEIA OF THE SPARTANS
By Xenophon
Glossary
Introduction
The Politeia of the Spartans
Commentary
Select Bibliography
THE BOEOTIAN CONSTITUTION
From the Oxyrhynchus Historian
Introduction
The Boeotian Constitution
Commentary
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Appendix to Part I: Herodotus III,80-82
PART II
THE CONSTITUTION OF ATHENS
By Aristotle
Glossary
Introduction
The Constitution of Athens
Commentary
Appendix to Part II
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Index
MAPS
1. Ancient Greece pages
2. Boeotia and Attica pages
3. Messenia and Laconia pages