Deborah Kamen
Status in Classical Athens
- ISBN 13:
- 9780691138138
- author:
- Deborah Kamen
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 160
- Dimensions:
- 16.51 x 2.03 x 24.13 centimetres
- Genre:
- History, Ancient, Greece,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Status in Classical Athens by Deborah E Kamen offers a fresh perspective on the social structure of ancient Athens. Contrary to the commonly accepted view of three neatly defined status groups, this comprehensive account reveals a more complex spectrum of statuses that have significant implications for understanding Greek social and cultural history. The book examines ten distinct status groups in classical Athens, including chattel slaves, resident foreigners, and disenfranchised citizens, using a wide range of literary, epigraphic, and legal evidence. By uncovering the tensions between democratic ideology and practice, Kamen sheds light on the important legal and social distinctions drawn between various groups of individuals in Athens. The book concludes by exploring why ancient Greek literature maintains the fiction of three status groups despite a far more complex reality. This nuanced study provides valuable insights into the social and cultural history of ancient Greece, making it an essential read for anyone interested in this period.
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