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Public spending and democracy in Classical Athens /

In his On the Glory of Athens, Plutarch complained that the Athenian people spent more on the production of dramatic festivals and "the misfortunes of Medeas and Electras than they did on maintaining their empire and fighting for their liberty against the Persians." This view of the Atheni...

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Main Author: Pritchard, David, 1970- (Author)
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2015.
Subjects:
War > Economic aspects > Greece > Athens > History > To 1500.
War and society > Greece > Athens > History > To 1500.
Democracy > Greece > Athens > History > To 1500.
Finance, Public > Greece > Athens > History > To 1500.
Athens (Greece) > Appropriations and expenditures > History > To 1500.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780292772045
0292772041
9780292772052
029277205X
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Public-spending debates
  • The cost of festivals
  • The cost of democracy
  • The cost of war
  • Conclusion : public-spending priorities.

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