Constitution of Athens

Aristotle The Politics and The Constitution of Athens (edited by Stephen Everson) 978 o 521 48400 8 paperback Arnold Culture and Anarchy and other writings (edited by Stefan Collini)... 

Aristotle The Politics and The Constitution of Athens (edited by Stephen Everson)... 

The Constitution of Athens demonstrates how great a role the Athenian polis assumed in supervising guardianship. Perhaps this public concern to ensure justice for orphans began with Solon s reforms. Certainly these measures were in place under the constitution of Cleis-thenes. ... 

In Rome, where inequality was sanctioned by the constitution and by almost every social institution, the perpetuity of family names was systemised. You would bear the name of the twig, of the branch and sometimes of a minor branch. But in countries where people had equal freedoms, in countries groaning under equality of servitude, in the Republic of Athens, in Persia, family names were unknown. From the earliest times it was the custom in Greece to add the father s name. Thus, it is that in Homer a distinction is made between the two Ajaxes and we see no need for any other form of distinction. 

SOLON (early sixth century). As archon of Athens in 594/3 he reorganized the constitution on the basis of property classes and abolished debt servitude. He was generally considered to have been the creator of Athenian democracy. 

Most of the work reviewed in this article was performed at the U. S. Environmental Research Laboratory in Athens, GA. Support for Donald Macalady s work at this laboratory was provided by a Senior Associateship award from the National Rsearch Council. NOTE Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. 

There was little outward sign of tension about Athens. Hundreds of people sat in Constitution Square, sipping coffee or a whitish drink called (as near as I could get it) oozis, which was of the absinthe family and the worst rotgut I ever tried. Plenty of uniforms, mostly Greek but with a fair sprinkling of American and British, were to be seen. The sun shone brightly, and the city was almost gay. 

We thank the National Research Council for a senior associateship at the U. S. EPA Environmental Research Laboratory (Athens, GA) to one of us (R. A. L.), and Dr. Richard Zepp of that laboratory for helpful discussions. The contents of this paper do not necessarily reflect the views of the U. S. Government, nor does the mention of trade names or commercial products constitute their endorsement by the U. S. Government. 

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