The Athenian Constitution
- Idioma:
- inglés
- Estado:
- Obra completa
- Autoría:
- Escrita por el autor
- Estado del texto:
- Sin ruido de escaneo detectado (medición automática sobre todo el texto, no revisada a mano)
- Extensión:
- ~25.500 palabras · 121 pasajes
Cita esta obra
- APAAristóteles. (n.d.). The Athenian Constitution. Digital reproduction: SigPhi. https://sigphiai.com/es/works/aristotle/the-athenian-constitution
- MLAAristóteles. The Athenian Constitution. Digital reproduction, SigPhi, https://sigphiai.com/es/works/aristotle/the-athenian-constitution.
- ChicagoAristóteles. The Athenian Constitution. Digital reproduction, SigPhi. https://sigphiai.com/es/works/aristotle/the-athenian-constitution.
Referencia de la edición que reproduce SigPhi: SigPhi es su reproducción digital, no el editor. El año de la edición no consta en los metadatos (por eso «n.d.») y el traductor solo aparece cuando consta.
De qué trata
La historia y la descripción del régimen ateniense, perdida durante siglos y reencontrada en un papiro egipcio en 1879.
Contexto e historia
El texto se publicó en 1891 y es todavía hoy uno de los hallazgos que más han cambiado lo que sabemos del mundo antiguo: la primera parte cuenta cómo fue cambiando la constitución de Atenas desde los tiempos más antiguos hasta la democracia restaurada, con Dracón, Solón, Pisístrato y Clístenes; la segunda describe cómo funcionaba el sistema en el siglo IV, magistratura por magistratura, con los sorteos, los sueldos y los tribunales. Sin este texto, buena parte de lo que se dice sobre la democracia ateniense no podría decirse. Formaba parte de una colección de ciento cincuenta y ocho constituciones de ciudades reunidas en la escuela de Aristóteles; es la única que ha llegado. Los especialistas discuten si la escribió él mismo o un discípulo, y la cuestión sigue abierta.
Contexto editorial, no una fuente citable: a diferencia de los pasajes de la obra, estos datos no se pueden comprobar contra 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.…