The Discourse of Kingship in Classical Greece, Paperback/Carol (University of Oxford, UK) Atack

This book examines how ancient authors explored ideas of kingship as a political role fundamental to the construction of civic unity, the use of kingship stories to explain the past and present unity of the polis, and the distinctive function or status attributed to kings in such accounts. Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Author(s): Carol (University of Oxford, UK) Atack Number of pages: 252 Collection: Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies Publication date: 2021 Dimensions: 156 x 233 x 17 Cover type: Paperback / softback