The Tyrannical City, Political History of Archaic Greece.
Rennes University Press| N° d'inventaire | 25388 |
| Format | 15.5 x 24 |
| Détails | 232 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Rennes, 2007. |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782753504974 |
Greek tyranny, like democracy, is a unique phenomenon in the world history of cities. Under the armed rule of tyrants, the archaic city saw the birth of a new power (coercive, centralized, abstract), a public territory, a cultural citizenship and a different economy (community, civic). Revolutionary and coherent, tyranny presents itself as the first actor and the first object of Greek political thought, of the thought of the logos .
Greek tyranny, like democracy, is a unique phenomenon in the world history of cities. Under the armed rule of tyrants, the archaic city saw the birth of a new power (coercive, centralized, abstract), a public territory, a cultural citizenship and a different economy (community, civic). Revolutionary and coherent, tyranny presents itself as the first actor and the first object of Greek political thought, of the thought of the logos .