The Tragedy of the Athenian Ideal in Thucydides and Plato
Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches
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The Tragedy of the Athenian Ideal in Thucydides and Plato
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Contents
A Note on the Use of Ancient Greek
1 Stasis in Corcyra Modeling Revolution for Thucydides and Plato
2 Pericles: Aspiring Statesman in Thucydides, General and Sophist in Plato
3 Athenian Speeches in Book 1: Can the Athenian Empire Aim at Justice?
4 Democracy, Demagoguery, and Political Decline in Thucydides and Plato: The Debate between Cleon and Diodotus
5 The Melian Dialogue and the End of the Political in the Statesman
6 Alcibiades’ Desire for Sicily in Thucydides and for Sexual Conquest in Plato
7 Harmodius and Aristogeiton and Political Myths
8 Euphemus and Alcibiades: The End of the Athenian Logos
9 Alcibiades as a Traitor and Grand Version of Meno
10 Nicias and the Failure in Sicily
11 Revolution in Athens: Why Democracy Failed
Conclusion
Bibliography
