Building Democracy in Late Archaic Athens

by: Paga, J.

Building Democracy in Late Archaic Athens
Jessica Paga
In-depth analysis of the intersection between monumental building and political governance
New conclusions about the economic state of Athens in the early 5th c. BCE
The first book to catalogue the monumental building activity in Athens and Attika between 508/7 and 480/79 BCE
New conclusions about the term "building program"

Description
In 508/7 B.C.E., after years of chaos and uncertainty, the city of Athens was rocked by a momentous occurrence: the passage of a series of reforms that resulted in what has come to be known as the world's first democracy. Exactly how the Athenians did this is still a fundamental question 2,500 years later. The results of the reforms transformed the very nature of what it meant to be Athenian and their far-reaching effects would come to leave their mark on nearly every aspect of society, including the structures at which they prayed and in which they debated legislation.

By attending to the built environment broadly, and monumental architecture specifically, this book investigates the built environment of ancient Athens precisely during this time, the late Archaic period (ca. 514/13 - 480/79 B.C.E.). It was these decades, filled with transition and disorder, when the Athenians transformed their political system from a tyranny to a democracy. Concurrent with the socio-political changes, they altered the physical landscape and undertook the monumental articulation of the city and countryside. Interpreting the nature of the fledgling democracy from a material standpoint, this book approaches the questions and problems of the early political system through the lens of buildings.

The focus on monumental structures erected during this particular time period demonstrates how the built environment worked to facilitate the functioning of the nascent political regime. While Athenian democracy—its institutions, ideology, and capabilities—has been intensively studied, little attention has been paid to the intersection between built structures and the political system during its earliest phases. This book draws attention to a pivotal period of Athenian political history through the built environment, thereby exposing the richness of the material record and illustrating how it participated in the creation of a new democratic Athenian identity.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Akropolis: Monuments and Military Dominance
Chapter 2: The Agora: Form, Function, and Ideology
Chapter 3: The Astu: The Architectural Matrix of the Polis
Chapter 4: The Demes: Delineation and Interconnectivity
Chapter 5: Buildings and Democracy
Appendix I: Building Chronology in Athens and Attika, 508/7 - 480/79 B.C.E.
Appendix II: IG I3 4B, The Hekatompedon Decree: Text, Translation, and Brief Commentary
Appendix III: Dating the Old Bouleuterion and Stoa Basileios
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