10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EUPATRID»
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1
Solon of Athens: Poet, Philosopher, Soldier, Statesman
As pointed out above,13 in Attika the dominant Eupatrid families exercised
complete control over the political, governmental and judicial power structures of
the State. Even after the writing down of the laws the Eupatrids seemed to have ...
2
The Military Factor in Social Change Vol. 2
The eupatrid magnates who had formerly served as bastions of protection within
each of their respective localities, who had been tied to farm tenants, laborers,
and service workers by duties of patronage and had thus been an integral part of
...
3
Athens, Its History and Coinage Before the Persian Invasion
THE EUPATRID COALITION §§ 3 1—38. Peisistratus allied with Megacles— The
Phye incident — The wheel coins — Expulsion of the tyrant — Devices of a
national type — The owl — The bull's head perhaps the badge of the
Eteobutadae ...
Charles Theodore Seltman, 1924
4
Oral Tradition and Written Record in Classical Athens
Isocrates begins by claiming that the older Alcibiades (1n, the famous fifth-
century general) was on the male side a Eupatrid, on the female side an
Alcmaeonid. Thus Alcibiades' family boasts of belonging to the ruling aristocracy
of Athens ...
5
Western Civilization: Beyond Boundaries, Volume 1 to 1715
Probably from earlytimes on, the assemblyhad, in theory, supreme lawmaking
power as well as authority over war and peace, but voting was by shouting, and
few people challenged Eupatrid wishes. By 632 B.C., the aristocrats faced trouble
in ...
Thomas F. X. Noble, Barry Strauss, Duane Osheim, 2010
6
Western Civilization: Beyond Boundaries
Enter Solon (ca. 630—560 B.C.), who was appointed to the emergency position
of sole archon (chief officer) for one year, probably 594 B.C. A Eupatrid who had
become a merchant, Solon (SO—lun) understood both the old and the new elite,
...
Thomas F. X. Noble, Barry Strauss, Duane Osheim, 2013
7
The Ancient World: Dictionary of World Biography
His father, Euphorion, a Eupatrid or wealthy aristocrat, had several children: at
least two other sons, Cynegirus and Ameinias, and a daughter whose name is
not recorded. As a Eupatrid, Aeschylus belonged to one of the ancient and
powerful ...
8
Cengage Advantage Books: Western Civilization: Beyond Boundaries
Probably from early times on, the assembly had, in theory, supreme lawmaking
power as well as authority over war and peace, but voting was by shouting, and
few people challenged Eupatrid wishes. By 632 B.C., the aristocrats faced trouble
...
Thomas F. X. Noble, Barry Strauss, Duane Osheim, 2013
9
Ancient Greece and Rome
By contrast, the assembly of Athenians probably resembled the Homeric
assembly of soldiers consulted by the king, and its reported election of the
archontes may well have been from a short list of Eupatrid nominees. Over the
following ...
10
Studies in Greek Genealogy
In the first case, if Andokides of Thorai was Eupatrid Andokides the orator was not
, since he is of the seventh degree; in the second case the two men, being
agnates, are both Eupatrid. In the former case, we may note that, as the
hypothetical ...
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Thatcher's funeral: Queen breaks the tradition
In democratic Athens the Eupatrid clan once dominated government. After Solon's reforms they retained hereditary responsibilities relating to ... «Aljazeera.com, Apr 13»
