Matthew Christ
Biographic Data
| ID | 1428496 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matthew Christ |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matthew |
| FAMILY NAME | Christ |
| SIGNATURE | CHRIST M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Conscription of Cavalrymen in Classical Athens
While Athens' arrangements for conscripting hoplites have received considerable scholarly attention, the details of the city's system for conscripting cavalrymen have been somewhat neglected. This paper seeks to fill this gap by reconstructing how Athens conscripted cavalrymen, and considering what led the city to modify its arrangements over time
The Limits of Altruism in Democratic Athens
Athenians in the classical period (508–322 BC) were drawn to an image of themselves as a compassionate and generous people who rushed to the aid of others in distress, both at home and abroad. What relation does this image bear to actual Athenian behavior? This book argues that Athenians felt little pressure as individuals to help fellow citizens whom they did not know. Democratic ideology called on citizens to refrain from harming one another ra…
Limits of Altruism in Democratic Athens
The Litigious Athenian
The democratic revolution that swept Classical Athens transformed the role of law in Athenian society. The legal process and the popular courts took on new and expanded roles in civic life. Although these changes occurred with the consent of the people (demos), Athenians were ambivalent about the spread of legal culture. In particular, they were aware that unscrupulous individuals might manipulate the laws and the legal process to serve their own…
The Litigious Athenian
The democratic revolution that swept Classical Athens transformed the role of law in Athenian society. The legal process and the popular courts took on new and expanded roles in civic life. Although these changes occurred with the consent of the people (demos), Athenians were ambivalent about the spread of legal culture. In particular, they were aware that unscrupulous individuals might manipulate the laws and the legal process to serve their own…
The Litigious Athenian
The democratic revolution that swept Classical Athens transformed the role of law in Athenian society. The legal process and the popular courts took on new and expanded roles in civic life. Although these changes occurred with the consent of the people (demos), Athenians were ambivalent about the spread of legal culture. In particular, they were aware that unscrupulous individuals might manipulate the laws and the legal process to serve their own…
The Limits of Altruism in Democratic Athens
Athenians in the classical period (508–322 BC) were drawn to an image of themselves as a compassionate and generous people who rushed to the aid of others in distress, both at home and abroad. What relation does this image bear to actual Athenian behavior? This book argues that Athenians felt little pressure as individuals to help fellow citizens whom they did not know. Democratic ideology called on citizens to refrain from harming one another ra…
Limits of Altruism in Democratic Athens
Conscription of Cavalrymen in Classical Athens
While Athens' arrangements for conscripting hoplites have received considerable scholarly attention, the details of the city's system for conscripting cavalrymen have been somewhat neglected. This paper seeks to fill this gap by reconstructing how Athens conscripted cavalrymen, and considering what led the city to modify its arrangements over time
Classical Antiquity Studies (3 works) · Democracy (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Administration of Justice (1 work) · Adversary system (Law) (1 work) · Altruism (biology) (1 work) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (1 work)