Ancient Greek Democracy: Readings and Sources

Ancient Greek Democracy READINGS AND

SOURCES Edited by Eric lill! Robimoa

Blackwell Publishing

ANCIENT GREEK DEMOCRACY

INTERPRETING ANCIENTHIsT o RY The books in this series contain a mixture of the most important previously published articles in ancient history and primary source material upon which the secondary literature is based. The series encourages readers to reflect upon a variety of theories and methodologies, to question the arguments made by scholars, and to begin to master the primary evidence for themselves. PUBLISHED Sexuality and Gender. in the Classical Wodd Laura I; cf. r G v n o X L r K G v K O L V W V ~ V (to participate in the social and political community/in the community of the city-state) at 2.10, 1272b14-15; 4.5, 1292b23-25: h v h y ~ qyirp n h v r a rir d p q p i v a p i p q roc Sfipov K O L V W V E ~ Vrfiq noXLrEiaq, rir pkv rir Si: pfi (for either all the aforementionedparts ofthe people must participate in the social and political community or some do and others do not). For both expressions together, see 4.11, 1?95a29-31: &AX& piov r E r b v roiq n X E i u r o L q KoLvwvrfiuaL S v v a r b v ~ a noXLrEiav i $2 rirq n X E i u r a q n 6 X ~ ~6vSiXEraL q pmaaXEiv (but a way of life that is possible for the majority to participate in and a social and political community that it is possible for most cities to share in). Occasionally, pirEarL rfiq n 6 X ~ D qrLvL is used in place of pEriXELv; see, e.g., 3.9, 1281a4-7. On the whole question, see Manville, O~z&ins,7-1 1. 38 Ibid., 4.4, 1291b34-37. 39 Ibid., 4.4, 1291b40-1292a4; cf. also 3.5, 1277b34-35. For oligarchies, see ibid. 4.5, 1292a39; cf. 6,1292b29-32. So also at 4.6,1292b3541,1293a14-15; 6.6,1320b2526. Similarly, 3.1, 1275b18-20. 40 Ibid., 4.6, 1292b32-33: r b Si: SG E < E ~ v ~U XL O X ~ < E L &Slivarov V pG n p o a o S 9 v o 6 a 9 v (The possibility of enjoying leisure does not exist in the absence of income). The textual problem seen here by Ross is not apparent to me. 4 1 So also exousia in Aristotle’s discussion of Plato’s restriction of the amount of property a person can own cannot possibly refer to the “right” of a citizen to own no more than five times the amount of the smallest property; see ibid. 2.6, 1266b5-7: r I X h r w v Si: roGq N 6 p o v q y p h + w v p i x p ~ piv n v o q &Ero S ~ i v 6&v, ~ X E ~ OSi:V roc

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