The Athenian Constitution
- Idioma:
- anglès
- Completesa:
- Obra completa
- Autoria:
- Escrita per l'autor
- Estat del text:
- Sense soroll d'escaneig detectat (mesura automàtica sobre tot el text, no revisada a mà)
- Extensió:
- ~25.500 paraules · 121 passatges
Cita aquesta obra
- APAAristòtil. (n.d.). The Athenian Constitution. Digital reproduction: SigPhi. https://sigphiai.com/ca/works/aristotle/the-athenian-constitution
- MLAAristòtil. The Athenian Constitution. Digital reproduction, SigPhi, https://sigphiai.com/ca/works/aristotle/the-athenian-constitution.
- ChicagoAristòtil. The Athenian Constitution. Digital reproduction, SigPhi. https://sigphiai.com/ca/works/aristotle/the-athenian-constitution.
Referència de l'edició que reprodueix SigPhi: SigPhi n'és la reproducció digital, no l'editor. L'any de l'edició no consta a les metadades (per això «n.d.») i el traductor només hi surt quan consta.
De què tracta
La història i la descripció del règim atenès, perduda durant segles i retrobada en un papir egipci el 1879.
Context i història
El text es va publicar el 1891 i és, encara avui, una de les troballes que més han canviat el que sabem del món antic: la primera part explica com va anar canviant la constitució d'Atenes des dels temps més antics fins a la democràcia restaurada, amb Draco, Soló, Pisístrat i Clístenes; la segona descriu com funcionava el sistema al segle IV, magistratura per magistratura, amb els sorteigs, els sous i els tribunals. Sense aquest text, bona part del que es diu sobre la democràcia atenesa no es podria dir. Formava part d'una col·lecció de cent cinquanta-vuit constitucions de ciutats recollides a l'escola d'Aristòtil; és l'única que ha arribat. Els especialistes discuteixen si la va escriure ell mateix o un deixeble, i la qüestió no està tancada.
Context editorial, no una font citable: a diferència dels passatges de l'obra, aquestes dades no es poden contrastar amb el corpus.
Archons; for which latter reason the membership of the Areopagus is the only office which has continued to be a life-magistracy to the present day. Part 4 Such was, in outline, the first constitution, but not very long after the events above recorded, in the archonship of Aristaichmus, Draco enacted his ordinances. Now his constitution had the following form. The franchise was given to all who could furnish themselves with a military equipment. The nine Archons and the Treasurers were elected by this body from persons possessing an unencumbered property of not less than ten minas, the less important officials from those who could furnish themselves with a military equipment, and the generals [Strategi] and commanders of the cavalry [Hipparchi] from those who could show an unencumbered property of not less than a hundred minas, and had children born in lawful wedlock over ten years of age. These officers were required to hold to bail the Prytanes, the Strategi, and the Hipparchi of the preceding year until their accounts had been audited, taking four securities of the same class as that to which the Strategi and the Hipparchi belonged. There was also to be a Council, consisting of four hundred and one members, elected by lot from among those who possessed the franchise. Both for this and for the other magistracies the lot was cast among those who were over thirty years of age; and no one might hold office twice until every one else had had his turn, after which they were to cast the lot afresh. If any member of the Council failed to attend when there was a sitting of the Council or of the Assembly, he paid a fine, to the amount of three drachmas if he was a Pentacosiomedimnus, two if he was a Knight, and One if he was a Zeugites. The Council of Areopagus was guardian of the laws, and kept watch over the magistrates to see that they executed their offices in accordance with the laws.…