{"product_id":"9781350358515","title":"Popular Political Participation From the Early Roman Empire to Late Antiquity The Assemblies of the Greek Cities beyond Athens","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBloomsbury Ancient Politics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003ePopular Political Participation From the Early Roman Empire to Late Antiquity\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Assemblies of the Greek Cities beyond Athens\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThierry Oppeneer | Carol Atack | Arjan Zuiderhoek | Rebecca LeMoine\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Ancient \/ Greece\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume examines popular assemblies in Greek cities under Roman rule up to the late third century CE\u003c\/b\u003e. Greek \u003ci\u003epoleis\u003c\/i\u003e were among the most politically inclusive societies in premodern history, primarily because via their public assemblies, most or all adult male citizens beyond the elite could participate in politics. In those cities the Greeks called democracies, the assembly even functioned as the chief decision-making institution. In this volume, an international team of experts explores the roles of assemblies amid increasing oligarchic pressures and within the framework of an autocratic empire. The chapters explore topics such as civic honours, the collaboration between council and assembly, the differing perspectives preserved in our sources, political discourse, and the impact of Roman conquest, governors and law.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA companion volume (\u003ci\u003ePopular Political Participation from Archaic Greece to the Late Hellenistic Period: The Assemblies of the Greek Cities beyond Athens Volume I\u003c\/i\u003e) traces the institution's development from Homeric Greece to the end of the Hellenistic age. Throughout both volumes, the emphasis is on the notion that assemblies were an essential contributing factor to the surprising institutional success and longevity of the Greek city. Together they suggest that the assembly ought to be a key component of any explanation for the remarkable resilience of the \u003ci\u003epolis\u003c\/i\u003e as a system of government through more than a millennium of ancient history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThierry Oppeneer\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Ghent University, Belgium. His work focuses on ancient forms of democracy and political communication. He has published several articles and book chapters on public discourse and the assemblies of the Greek cities under Rome.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eArjan Zuiderhoek\u003c\/b\u003e is Full Professor of Ancient History at Ghent University, Belgium. His publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Munificence in the Roman Empire: Citizens, Elites and Benefactors in Asia Minor\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), \u003ci\u003eThe Ancient City\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) and \u003ci\u003eBenefactors and the Polis: The Public Gift in the Greek Cities from the Homeric World to Late Antiquity\u003c\/i\u003e (2021, co-edited with M. Domingo Gygax).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 October 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350358515\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e280\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.84\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51515370078348,"sku":"9781350358515","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_b0963a57-435e-48a8-a6a6-74089097778c.jpg?v=1788314575","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350358515","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}