Democracy and Salamis : 2500 years after the battle that saved Greece and the western world

Democracy and Salamis : 2500 years after the battle that saved Greece and the western world / Emmanouil M.L. Economou, Nicholas C. Kyriazis, Athanasios Platias, editors.

In this book, well-renowned international scholars discuss topics related to various aspects of the history of the Battle of Salamis, inspired by the democratic origins of the Greek naval victory at Salamis. They present deductions from the battle that can be useful for today, and seek answers for a...

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Other Authors: Economou, Emmanouil M. L. (Editor), Kyriazis, Nicholas C. (Editor), Platias, Athanasios G., 1956- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2022.
Subjects:
480-480 B.C.
Salamis, Battle of, Greece, 480 B.C.
Salamis, Battle of, Greece, 480 B.C. > Influence.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Greece
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction: Democracy and Salamis
  • Part 1. The Democratic Implications of the Battle of Salamis
  • Chapter 2. Herodotus on Rationality and Cooperation Before Salamis
  • Chapter 3. Greece's Finest hour? The Democratic Implications of the Battle of Salamis
  • Chapter 4. Salamis as Inflection point: Militarization, Politicization, and Democratization
  • Part 2. The Strategies that Lead to Monumental Victories
  • Chapter 5. Themistocles: Leadership and Grand Strategy
  • Chapter 6. Salamis and Actium: Lessons From two Decisive Ancient Naval Battles in Greek Waters
  • Chapter 7. The Legacy of the Battle of Thermopylae
  • Part 3. The Institutional and Societal Implications of the Battle of Salamis
  • Chapter 8. The Institutional Roots of a Naval Victory
  • Chapter 9. The Battle of Salamis and the Democratization of Justice
  • Chapter 10. Coping With Chronic Warfare. The Athenian Experience
  • Chapter 11. Rowing and Democratic Memory: Salamis in Aristophanic Comedy
  • Part 4. The Sociopolitical Background Before and After the Emergence of Democracy and the Battle of Salamis
  • Chapter 12. Ancient Greek Political Science: Parochial or Universal?
  • Chapter 13. The Emergence of Democracy: A Behavioural Perspective
  • Chapter 14. Antigone, the Demos, the Law, and the Money
  • Chapter 15. Honouring the War Dead in the Democratic Athens.

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