Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1: Friendship in Athenian Politics Prior to the Demagogues Chapter 2: Cleon and the Rise of Friendship-Based Athenian Demagogy Chapter 3: The Sociology of Making Individual Philoi among the Masses Chapter 4: Distinguishing Desire from Friendship in Leadership Models in Aristophanes’ Knights Chapter 5: Later Developments of The “Leader as Philos” Model Conclusion: Cleon and The Legacy of Leadership by Friendship Notes Bibliography Index
Explores the impact of friendship-building techniques on the rise to power and continuing influence of demagogues in classical Athens.
Robert Holschuh Simmons is Minnie Billings Capron Professor of Classical Languages at Monmouth College, USA.
A timely re-assessment of the Athenian demagogues. It places novel
emphasis on the significance of friendship (philia) in their
interactions with the Athenian community and in their negotiation
of power.
*Peter Liddel, Professor of Greek History and Epigraphy, University
of Manchester, UK*
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