Athens After the Peloponnesian War (Routledge Revivals) : Class, Faction and Policy 403-386 B.C.

Historians are used to studying the origins of war. The rebuilding in the aftermath of war is a subject that – at least in the case of Athens – has received far less attention. Along with the problems of reconstructing the economy and replenishing the population, the problem of renegotiating political consensus was equally acute. Athens after the Peloponnesian War, first published in 1986, undertakes a radically new investigation into the nature of Athenian political groups. The general model of ‘faction'provided by political anthropology provides an indispensable paradigm for the Athenian case. More widely, Professor Strauss argues for the importance of the economic, social and ideological changes resulting from the Peloponnesian War in the development of political nexus. Athens after the Peloponnesian War offers a detailed demographic analysis, astute insight into political discourse, and is altogether one of the most thorough treatments of this important period in the Athenian democracy. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Original Title Page 6 Original Copyright Page 7 Table of Contents 8 Preface 10 Abbreviations 12 Map 15 Introduction 18 Part One: Background 26 1. Political Behaviour in Postwar Athens 28 2. Society and Economy in Postwar Athens 59 3. Athenian Manpower After the Peloponnesian War 87 Part Two: Politics and Policy 104 4. Reconciliation and Recrimination, 403-395 BC 106 5. The Politics of War, 395-391 BC 138 6. Division and Defeat, 391-386 BC 167 Conclusions 188 Appendix: Hoplite and Thetic Battle Casualties in the Peloponnesian War 196 Select Bibliography 200 Index 202 Class, Faction and Policy 403-386 B.C.