Greek Polis, Vol. 1 Book

Series Editors' Foreword General Introduction

Homer
Introduction
1. Homer, Odyssey, Book 2: The Assembly at Ithaca
2. Homer, Iliad 18.474-617: The Shield of Achilles

Tyrtaeus, Solon, Theognis
Introduction
3. Two Poems by Tyrtaeus Tyrtaeus 10W: Exhortation to the Young Hoplite Tyrtaeus 11W: The Hoplite's Handbook
4. Two Poems by Solon Solon 4W: Eunomia and Dusnomia
Solon 13W: Prosperity, Justice, and the Hazards of Life
5. Three Poems by Theognis Theognis 53-68W: Social Upheaval Theognis 173-78W: Poverty and the Agathos
Theognis 183-92W: Breeding, Good and Bad

Pindar
Introduction
6. Pindar, Sixth Nemean Ode

Herodotus
Introduction
7. Three Selections from Herodotus' History
Herodotus, History 1.59-63: The Installation of the Pisistratid Tyranny Herodotus, History 5.62-73: The Overthrow of the Pisistratids and the Oganization of the Cleisthenic Democracy Herodotus, History 3.80-84: The Debate in Persia about Constitutions

The Old Oligarch
Introduction
8. The Old Oligarch, The Athenian Constitution

Aristophanes
Introduction
9. Aristophanes, The Wasps

Lysias
Introduction
10. Lysias, On the Killing of Eratosthenes

Demosthenes
Introduction
11. Demosthenes, The Oration against Eubulides

Plato
Introduction
12. Plato, The Apology
13. Plato, The Crito
14. Plato, Protagoras 320c-328d: Protagoras' Myth
15. Plato, Republic 5.471c-473e: The Philosopher-Ruler

Aristotle
Introduction
16. Aristotle, The Constitution of Athens
17. Aristotle, Politics, Book 1.1-2 and Books 7 and 8
18. Aristotle, Economics, Book 1

Epicurus
Introduction
19. Epicurus, Letter to Menoeceus

Epictetus
Introduction
20. Epictetus, Encheiridion

Index