Democracy in Polybius: An Approach to Political Thought in the Hellenistic World

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The continuity or decline of democracy in the Hellenistic world is still a matter of contro­versy in contemporary historiography on the Ancient World. That is not the case in the His­tory of the Ideas, where the Athenian model represents the core of every theory on ancient democracy. Thus, political...

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Autor principal: Olivera, Diego Alexander
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Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Escuela de Historia 2017
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Democracia
Polibio
Helenismo
Democracy
Polybius
Hellenism
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/anuariohistoria/article/view/18811
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spelling I10-R10-article-188112017-12-12T22:02:38Z Democracy in Polybius: An Approach to Political Thought in the Hellenistic World La democracia en Polibio: una aproximación al pensamiento político en el mundo helenístico Olivera, Diego Alexander Democracia Polibio Helenismo Democracy Polybius Hellenism The continuity or decline of democracy in the Hellenistic world is still a matter of contro­versy in contemporary historiography on the Ancient World. That is not the case in the His­tory of the Ideas, where the Athenian model represents the core of every theory on ancient democracy. Thus, political philosophies on Hellenistic democracies, as compared to those on Athens, are characterized by a retreat or fading of the popular involvement. However, in the light of recent scholarship, it is necessary to treat as relative the level of decline of de­mocracy in the Hellenistic world, as well as its place in political thought as a whole, and par­ticularly in that of Polybius. Book 2, in which it is described the history of the Achaean Confederation, is full of references to democra­cy and it seems to indicate that it still has a central place in Polybius’ political ideas. La continuidad o decadencia de la democracia en el mundo helenístico es objeto aún hoy de contro­versia dentro de la historiografía moderna sobre el mundo antiguo. No así en la Historia de las Ideas donde el modelo ateniense constituye el centro de toda teoría de la democracia antigua. Por tanto, en filosofía política las democracias helenísticas, en comparación con Atenas, se carac­terizan por un retroceso u agotamiento de la par­ticipación popular. Sin embargo, a la luz de estu­dios recientes, es necesario relativizar el grado de decadencia de la democracia en el mundo helenís­tico y el lugar que ocupa en el pensamiento políti­co en general, y en el de Polibio en particular. El libro 2, en que se describe la historia de la Confe­deración aquea, es abundante en referencias a la democracia y parece indicar que ella ocupa un lugar central en las ideas políticas de Polibio.  Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Escuela de Historia 2017-12-12 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/anuariohistoria/article/view/18811 Anuario de la Escuela de Historia Virtual; Núm. 12 (2017); 40-55 1853-7049 10.31049/1853.7049.v0.n12 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/anuariohistoria/article/view/18811/18666 Derechos de autor 2017 Diego Alexander Olivera
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topic Democracia
Polibio
Helenismo
Democracy
Polybius
Hellenism
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Polibio
Helenismo
Democracy
Polybius
Hellenism
Olivera, Diego Alexander
Democracy in Polybius: An Approach to Political Thought in the Hellenistic World
topic_facet Democracia
Polibio
Helenismo
Democracy
Polybius
Hellenism
author Olivera, Diego Alexander
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title Democracy in Polybius: An Approach to Political Thought in the Hellenistic World
title_short Democracy in Polybius: An Approach to Political Thought in the Hellenistic World
title_full Democracy in Polybius: An Approach to Political Thought in the Hellenistic World
title_fullStr Democracy in Polybius: An Approach to Political Thought in the Hellenistic World
title_full_unstemmed Democracy in Polybius: An Approach to Political Thought in the Hellenistic World
title_sort democracy in polybius: an approach to political thought in the hellenistic world
description The continuity or decline of democracy in the Hellenistic world is still a matter of contro­versy in contemporary historiography on the Ancient World. That is not the case in the His­tory of the Ideas, where the Athenian model represents the core of every theory on ancient democracy. Thus, political philosophies on Hellenistic democracies, as compared to those on Athens, are characterized by a retreat or fading of the popular involvement. However, in the light of recent scholarship, it is necessary to treat as relative the level of decline of de­mocracy in the Hellenistic world, as well as its place in political thought as a whole, and par­ticularly in that of Polybius. Book 2, in which it is described the history of the Achaean Confederation, is full of references to democra­cy and it seems to indicate that it still has a central place in Polybius’ political ideas.
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