Teisamenos the Son of Mechanion
New Evidence for an Athenian Demagogue
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11753758 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew Simonton (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 150 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-38 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | TAPA (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2575-7180 • E-ISSN: 2575-7199 |
| Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/apa.2020.0004 |
| OpenAlex | W3022259539 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
A Hellenistic inscription from Iasos prompts a reconsideration of the career of the Athenian politician Teisamenos the son of Mechanion. I first address some interpretive problems that have beset the study of this figure before turning to the new information from Iasos. I argue that we should understand Teisamenos as a "demagogue" as that term was coming to be known already in antiquity, with negative connotations. Finally, the physical form of Teisamenos's decree, known from an earlier Attic copy, invites us to rethink the relationship between democratic rhetoric and material culture, in this case decrees adorned with sculpted reliefs
Art · Decree · Democracy · Linguistics · Literature · Political science · Politics · Rhetoric · Sociology · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Byzantine Studies and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · History · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |