The First Democracy at War: Athens in the Pages of Herodotus
Clifford Orwin, a political science professor at the University of Toronto, examines democracy in antiquity in the context of the wars that accompanied the emergence of Athens as the first democracy. His source is the writings of Herodotus, a historian of the fifth century B.C., one of the earliest writers to comment on the relation of war to democracy. Timothy Crawford, a political science professor at Boston College, responds to his remarks.
Orwin is introduced by Susan Meld Shell of Boston College’s political science department. This talk is part of the Bradley Lecture Series.
Presenter(s): Clifford Orwin
Date: December 3, 2004
Location: McGuinn 121, Boston College
Sponsor(s): Bradley Lecture Series; Institute for the Study of Politics and Religion; Institute of Medieval Philosophy and Theology
URL: http://frontrow.bc.edu/program/orwin/
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