City-states in classical antiquity and medieval Italy: Athens and Rome, Florence and Venice

Athens And Rome, Florence And Venice--the Best Known City-states In European History--have Given Western Culture A Wealthy Inheritance. Many Of Our Basic Notions About The Nature And Organization Of Towns Come From Realities Born In Antiquity And Brought To Fruition In The Middle Ages. While Ancient City-states And Medieval Communes Have Had Great Importance For Modern Culture, Much About The History Of These Institutions Is Still Paradoxical And Difficult To Understand. The Contributors To City-states In Classical Antiquity And Medieval Italy Offer Valuable Insights Into These Problems. This Volume Presents A Parallel Reading Of The History And Analysis Of The Development, Structures, And Conflicts Of Both Sets Of Cities, Using Insights Gained From One To Illuminate The Other. This Comprehensive Yet Suggestive Book Offers Innovative Answers To Familiar Questions, As In The Articles Of David Whitehead And Erich Gruen On The Nature And Power Of The Citizen Body. City-states Also Breaks New Ground In Its Persuasive Documentation Of The Ways In Which Seemingly Disparate Disciplines May Profitably Share Methods And Data. Introductory Remarks: Max Weber's The City Revisited / Wilfried Nippel -- Pt. I. Consciousness And Representation. Reflections Of The Greek City On Unity And Division / Nicole Loraux. Rome: The History Of An Anachronism / Timothy J. Cornell. The City And The New Saints / Chiara Frugoni. City And Citizen: Changing Perceptions In The Fifteenth And Sixteenth Centuries / Alison Brown. Commentary / Carmine Ampolo And Giovanni Ciappelli -- Pt. Ii. Citizens And The Political Classes. Norms Of Citizenship In Ancient Greece / David Whitehead. The Legal Definition Of Citizenship In The Late Middle Ages / Diego Quaglioni. Who Rules? Power And Participation In Athens And Rome / Walter Eder. The Rulers Of Florence, 1282-1530 / David Herlihy. From Social To Political Representation In Renaissance Florence / Riccardo Fubini. Commentary / Christiane Klapisch-zuber -- Pt. Iii. Politics And Conflict. The Exercise Of Power In The Roman Republic / Erich S. Gruen. The Dialogue Of Power In Florentine Politics / John M. Najemy. A Typology Of Social Conflict In Greek Poleis / Thomas J. Figueira. Social Structure And Conflict In The Medieval City / Giorgio Cracco. Commentary / Harry W. Pleket And Ronald F. Weissman -- Pt. Iv. Urban And Architectural Forms. The City Of Athens: Space, Symbol, Structure / Tonio Holscher. Urban Development In Ancient Rome And The Impact Of Empire / L. Richardson Jr. Civic Urbanism In Medieval Florence / Franek Sznura. Urbanism In Medieval Venice / Juergen Schulz. Commentary / Edmond Frezouls And James Ackerman -- Pt. V. Symbols And Rituals. Symbols And Rituals In Classical Athens / Adalberto Giovannini. From Violence To Blessing: Symbols And Rituals In Ancient Rome / Keith Hopkins. Symbols And Rituals In Florence / Franco Cardini. The Self-definition Of The Venetian Republic / Patricia Fortini Brown. Commentary / Glen W. Bowersock And Marino Berengo -- Pt. Vi. Territory, External Relations And Empire. City-state, Territory And Empire In Classical Antiquity / Kurt Raaflaub. The Italian City-state And Its Territory / Giorgio Chittolini. Diplomacy In The Italian City-state / James S. Grubb. Commentary / Hartmut Galsterer And Anthony Molho -- Concluding Reflections / Guido Clemente. Edited By Anthony Molho, Kurt Raaflaub, Julia Emlen. Papers From A Conference Held In Conjunction With The Annual Meeting Of The Association Of Ancient Historians, May 1989, Providence, R.i., Sponsored By The Thomas J. Watson, Jr. Institute For International Studies. Essays By Chiara Frugoni, Alison Brown, David Herlihy, Riccardo Fubini, Christiane Klapisch-zuber, John M. Najemy, Franek Sznura, Franco Cardini, Giorgio Chittolini Et Al. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. 01......Page 1 02......Page 25 03......Page 52 04......Page 81 05......Page 106 06......Page 131 07......Page 156 08......Page 181 09......Page 206 10......Page 231 11......Page 256 12......Page 281 13......Page 306