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American School of Classical Studies. Very Good-. 1975. Softcover. 0876615140 . Former owner's name on titlepage. Foxing to first few pages. ; Hesperia Supplement XIV; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 150 pages; Using inscriptions recording council membership recovered by excavations in the Athenian Agora, the author presents a detailed reconstruction of the political geography of Attica. The reforms of the 6th-century B. C. Politician Cleisthenes organized Athenian citizens into ten tribes (phylai) , divided into thirty "thirds" (trittyes) and 139 local units (demes). The author shows how this visionary arrangement was maintained almost unchanged until at least 200 B. C. And provided the basis for the whole representative system at the center of ancient democracy. Charts and tables document the evidence in great detail, but the whole arrangement is made easier to understand by the inclusion of a color map, the basis for almost all scholarship on Athenian politics since this…
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The Political Organization of Attica: A Study of the Demes, Trittyes, and Phylai, and Their Representation in the Athenian Council Paperback - 1975
by John S. Traill
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- Title The Political Organization of Attica: A Study of the Demes, Trittyes, and Phylai, and Their Representation in the Athenian Council
- Author John S. Traill
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First printing
- Pages 150
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher American School of Classical Studies at Athen, Princeton
- Date 1975
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780876615140 / 0876615140
- Weight 1.6 lbs (0.73 kg)
- Dimensions 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.56 in (27.69 x 21.59 x 1.42 cm)
- Ages 17 to UP years
- Grade levels 12 - UP
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 74017324
- Dewey Decimal Code 320.938
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