A Handbook of Greek Constitutional History
he democratic principle in its extreme form is the assertation that the
mere fact of free birth is alone sufficient to constitute a claim to all
offices. It is never the claim of a majority to rule, but it is the
demand that every one, whether rich or poor, high- or low-born, shall be
equally represented in the constitution. This is what Aristotle calls
the principle of numerical equality. -from "Chapter VI: Democracy" One
of the most renowned classical scholars of the turn of the 20th century
here offers a lucid and highly readable overview of a difficult and
little understood aspect of Greek history: its public law, not just how
it was structured but how it behaved in action. This 1896 book-perfect
for university students, amateur historians, and readers of the history
of the law-covers the full range of Greek legal development, from the
origin of the city-state and the beginnings of the Greek monarchy to the
social and political institutions of the far-flung Greek civilization
to the rise of federalism and its long-term historical impact on the
cultures that came after
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