Classical Athens’ Radical Democratic “Rule of Law”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23414559 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adriaan Lanni (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Pages | 25-38 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-12 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Cambridge Companion to the Rule of Law (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/9781108600569.002 |
| OpenAlex | W3192052294 |
| ISBN | 9781108600569 |
| Language | EN |
Herodotus’ Persian debate – a fictional conversation between three noble Persians on the relative merits of rule by one, rule by the few, and rule by all – ironically provides one of our clearest statements of Greek democratic theory. 1 In the debate, Otanes, arguing for rule by all, highlights what are recognizable as the key features of Athenian democracy: isonomia (equality under the law); selection of magistrates by lot; accountability for officials; and decision-making in a deliberative popular Assembly.
Democracy · Law and economics · Political science · Politics · Rule of law · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Classical Antiquity Studies · Law · Law in Society and Culture
| Highly cited | No |
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