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An Outline of the History of the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies, 1879-1904
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An Outline of the History of the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies 1879-1904 (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from An Outline of the History of the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies 1879-1904 He had then already visited Greece more than once, and when I broached to him the idea of founding an English Hellenic Society he took it up with enthusiasm. During the next few months we met frequently in Oxford and in London, and gradually got the scheme into something like working order. We ultimately drew up a series of objects which the Society should set itself to carry out, and though these were modified later on, as other counsellors were called in, it may be of interest to put these first rough ideas on record. The objects were these: "(1) To afford means of publishing copies and ph...
The Making of the Ancient Greek Economy
A revolutionary account of the ancient Greek economy This comprehensive introduction to the ancient Greek economy revolutionizes our understanding of the subject and its possibilities. Alain Bresson is one of the world's leading authorities in the field, and he is helping to redefine it. Here he combines a thorough knowledge of ancient sources with innovative new approaches grounded in recent economic historiography to provide a detailed picture of the Greek economy between the last century of the Archaic Age and the closing of the Hellenistic period. Focusing on the city-state, which he sees as the most important economic institution in the Greek world, Bresson addresses all of the city-sta...
Platonic Legislations
This book discusses how Plato, one the fiercest legal critics in ancient Greece, became – in the longue durée – its most influential legislator. Making use of a vast scholarly literature, and offering original readings of a number of dialogues, it argues that the need for legal critique and the desire for legal permanence set the long arc of Plato’s corpus—from the Apology to the Laws. Modern philosophers and legal historians have tended to overlook the fact that Plato was the most prolific legislator in ancient Greece. In the pages of his Republic and Laws, he drafted more than 700 statutes. This is more legal material than can be credited to the archetypal Greek legislators—Lycu...
