Suchergebnisse

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Athenian Oikos and the Kalos Kagathos Behavior -- Chapter 3. The Relationships Between Men and Women and the Social Groups in Classical Athens -- Chapter 4. Preparations for Receiving Guests at the Oikos -- Chapter 5. The Athenian Citizen Identity and the Administrative Organization of the Athenian City-state -- Chapter 6. The Athenian Political System's Institutions and the Manning of Posts Related to the Public Administration -- Chapter 7. Life at the Oikos, Individual and Public Hygiene, and Water Supply -- Chapter 8. The Athenian Agora and the Port of Piraeus -- Chapter 9. Ancient Greek Hospitality, Food Habits and Grain Supply -- Chapter 10. The Athenian Drachma and the Role of Money in the Economy -- Chapter 11. The Financial Institutions of the Athenian Economy -- Chapter 12. The Financial Aspects of the Silver Mining Operations -- Chapter 13. The Liturgies, the Financing of the Navy and the Tax Regime at Classical Athens -- Chapter 14. The Port of Piraeus, the Agora of Athens and Their International Role in Commercial Affairs of the Times -- Chapter 15. Insurance Premium as an Institutional Mechanism of Promoting International Trade -- Chapter 16. Ancient Greek Merchant Marine and International Commercial Routes -- Chapter 17. Highly-cost Made Eternal Athenian Monuments as a Sign of Economic Power -- Chapter 18. Managing the Athenian State Finances -- Chapter 19. The Mentality of the Greek Way of War, the Battle of Chaeronea and the Rise of Macedon -- Chapter 20. Taking Crucial Decisions in the Athenian Assembly and the Pivotal Role of Paideia -- Chapter 21. Slave Trading in the Athenian Market -- Chapter 22. The Athenian Symposia -- Chapter 23. The Sexual Life of the Ancient Greeks -- Chapter 24. The Athenian Welfare State and the Provision of Health Services -- Chapter 25. Religion and the Great Panathenaea -- Chapter 26. Marriage and Life Expectancy -- Chapter 27. The Athenian Choregos -- Chapter 28. The Famous Demosthenes Speech on the Crown -- Chapter 29. The Child as the New Member of the Family -- Chapter 30. Conclusions.

Chapter 1. Introduction: Democracy and Salamis -- Part 1. The Democratic Implications of the Battle of Salamis -- Chapter 2. Herodotus on Rationality and Cooperation Before Salamis -- Chapter 3. Greece's Finest hour? The Democratic Implications of the Battle of Salamis -- Chapter 4. Salamis as Inflection point: Militarization, Politicization, and Democratization -- Part 2. The Strategies that Lead to Monumental Victories -- Chapter 5. Themistocles: Leadership and Grand Strategy -- Chapter 6. Salamis and Actium: Lessons From two Decisive Ancient Naval Battles in Greek Waters -- Chapter 7. The Legacy of the Battle of Thermopylae -- Part 3. The Institutional and Societal Implications of the Battle of Salamis -- Chapter 8. The Institutional Roots of a Naval Victory -- Chapter 9. The Battle of Salamis and the Democratization of Justice -- Chapter 10. Coping With Chronic Warfare. The Athenian Experience -- Chapter 11. Rowing and Democratic Memory: Salamis in Aristophanic Comedy -- Part 4. The Sociopolitical Background Before and After the Emergence of Democracy and the Battle of Salamis -- Chapter 12. Ancient Greek Political Science: Parochial or Universal? -- Chapter 13. The Emergence of Democracy: A Behavioural Perspective -- Chapter 14. Antigone, the Demos, the Law, and the Money -- Chapter 15. Honouring the War Dead in the Democratic Athens.

Chapter 1. Introduction: Democracy in Times of Crises -- Part 1. Challenges, Crises and Threats to Democracy -- Chapter 2. The Crisis of Democracy and the Importance of Mixed Government -- Chapter 3. Democracy Erodes from the Top. Public Opinion and the Crisis of Democracy in Europe -- Part 2. Defining the Limits of Democratic Governance -- Chapter 4. Limits of Democracy -- Chapter 5. The battle of Salamis and the future of democracy -- Part 3. Policies Towards Improving the Quality of Democratic Governance -- Chapter 6. Policy Making by Randomly Selected Assemblies. The Perspective of Elected Politicians -- Chapter 7. Legislature by Lot. A way out of the Problems of Modern Democracy or Just Another Unrealistic Approach? -- Chapter 8. Asymmetric Information, Social Choices and Democracy -- Part 4. Intertemporal Aspects of Democracy Regarding Ancient and Modern Greece and the World -- Chapter 9. Democracy in Times Ancient and Modern. About the Relevancy of the Ancient Greek Experience for our Own Societies -- Chapter 10. Europe in Modern Greece: The Constant Navarino -- Part 5. Modern Aspects of Law in relation to the Present-Day Democratic Institutions -- Chapter 11. Democracy and Social Rights -- Chapter 12. Public Confidence and the Judiciary in a Democratic Society.

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