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The Origin of Tyranny — P. N. Ure

The Origin of Tyranny

P. N. Ure

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 489 pages

This is a historical study from 1922 that examines the origins of tyranny in the ancient Greek world. It explores the political and economic conditions that allowed tyrants to seize power. It offers a scholarly perspective on a key period of classical history.

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THE
ORIGIN OF TYRANNY
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
C. F. CLAY, MĵƿĵƄŧǡ
LONDON: FETTER LANE, E.C. 4
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THE
ORIGIN OF TYRANNY

BY
P. N. URE, M.A.
GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE
PROFESSOR OF CLASSICS, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, READING
CAMBRIDGE
AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS
1922

PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN.

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Contents

  1. THE ORIGIN OF TYRANNY
  2. PREFACE
  3. CONTENTS
  4. ILLUSTRATIONS
  5. Chapter I. Introduction
  6. Chapter II. Athens
  7. Chapter III. Samos
  8. Chapter IV. Egypt
  9. Chapter V. Lydia
  10. Chapter VI. Argos
  11. Chapter VII. Corinth
  12. Chapter VIII. Rome
  13. Chapter IX. Sicyon, Megara, Miletus, Ephesus, Leontini, Agrigentum, Cumae
  14. Chapter X. (a) Capitalist Despots of the Age of Aristotle, (b) the Money Power of the Rulers of Pergamum, (c) Protogenes
  15. Chapter XI. Conclusion
  16. Appendix A (to p. 37). The supposed Agricultural and Northern Diakria.
  17. Appendix B (to p. 168). The Date of the Argive-Aeginetan Embargo on Attic Pottery
  18. Appendix C (to p. 169). Early Athenian Sea Power
  19. Appendix D (to p. 170). Early Athenian Dress
  20. Appendix E (to p. 249). The Dating of the latest Vases from the Forum Cemetery
  21. Appendix F (to p. 249). Evidence for Intramural Burials in Rome
  22. INDEX
  23. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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