Decrees of Fourth-Century Athens (403-2–322-1 BC). Political and Cultural Perspectives. The Literary Evidence [2 Volumes]

"Decree-making is a defining aspect of ancient Greek political activity: it was the means by which city-state communities went about deciding to get things done. This two-volume work provides a new view of the decree as an institution within the framework of fourth-century Athenian democratic political activity. Volume 1 consists of a comprehensive account of the literary evidence for decrees of the fourth-century Athenian assembly. Volume 2 analyses how decrees and decree-making, by offering both an authoritative source for the narrative of the history of the Athenian demos and a legitimate route for political self-promotion, came to play an important role in shaping Athenian democratic politics. Peter Liddel assesses ideas about, and the reality of, the dissemination of knowledge of decrees among both Athenians and non-Athenians and explains how they became significant to the wider image and legacy of the Athenians."-- Publisher Volume 1 The Literary Evidence 3 Contents 5 Acknowledgements 6 text Editions 8 Conventions and Abbreviations 10 Introduction 13 Inventory A Checklist: Decrees and Proposals of the Athenian Assembly Attested in Literary Sources 29 Checklist by Genre-Type 51 Introduction Bibliography 57 Inventory A1: 403/2–353/2 59 Inventory A2: 352/1–322/1 409 Inventory B Checklist: Probable Decreesand Proposals of the Athenian Assembly attested in Literary Sources 844 Inventory B1: Testimonia that can be Identified as Probable Decrees (DP) 849 Inventory B2 Other Possible Decrees 964 Appendix 1 Decrees of the Athenian boule 978 Appendix 2 Honorific Decrees attested in the Literary Sources 984 Indexes 989 Volume 2 Political and Cultural Perspectives 1011 Contents 1013 tables 1014 Introduction 1015 The Social Capital of the Decree 1028 Appropriation and Aspiration: Decrees in the Pursuit of Political Self-Interest 1073 The Dissemination of Fourth-Century Athenian Decrees: Local Audiences 1123 The Audiences of Decrees Beyond Athenian Citizens 1173 Literary Representations of Athenian Decrees 1203 Conclusion 1254 Appendix 1Proposers of Decrees at the Athenian Assembly 403/2–322/1 1261 Appendix 2 Literary Inventions 1283 Bibliography 1287 Index Locorum 1314 General Index 1320