The Constitution of the Athenians or of Athens (or "Athenaion Politeia", or "The Athenians") is the name of either of two texts from Classical antiquity, one probably by Aristotle, the other attributed to Xenophon, but not by him. Aristotle, marble copy of bronze by Lysippos. ... Xenophon (In Greek , c. ...
The Aristotelian text is unique, because it is not a part of the Corpus Aristotelicum. It was lost until it was discovered in Egypt in 1890 by an American missionary. The British Museum acquired it later that year. Its authorship is disputed, with some scholars attributing it to Aristotle and others to his students. The Corpus Aristotelicum refers to the traditional ordering and categorization of the works of Aristotle, dating back to the 2nd century. ... The main entrance to the British Museum The British Museum in London is the United Kingdoms - and one of the worlds - largest and most important museums of human history and culture. ...
If it is a genuine writing of Aristotle, then it is of particular significance, because it is the only one of his extant writings that was actually intended for publication.
Xenophon
Most of the manuscripts of the shorter works of Xenophon include a libelous treatise about the Athenian Constitution. Xenophon (In Greek , c. ...
Dating and Authenticity.
In the early twentieth century, evidence against Xenophon's authorship was presented, and has since become the majority view. The author is now usually called pseudo-Xenophon or the Old Oligarch based on the anti-democratic tone of the work.
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Aristotelian Text, trans. by Harris Rackham (HTML at Perseus)
The Constitution of the Athenians or of Athens (or "Athenaion Politeia", or "The Athenians") is the name of either of two texts from Classical antiquity, one probably by Aristotle, the other attributed to Xenophon, but not by him.
Most of the manuscripts of the shorter works of Xenophon include a treatise about the AthenianConstitution.
In the early twentieth century, evidence against Xenophon's authorship was presented, and has since become the majority view.
Taking into consideration Aristotle, Constitution of the Athenians 42, composed in the classical Hellenistic era, a decree honoring the ephebes and their instructors written in the early Hellenistic period, and the Inscriptiones Graecae recorded in the Hellenistic, before Sulla era, it is possible to trace the history and full development of the Athenian Ephebeia.
Following Aristotle, Constitution of the Athenians 42, is the Athenian Ephebeia itself, containing four documents that capture the activities of the early Hellenistic era and the Hellenistic era before Sulla.
Besides the fact that Aristotle, Constitution of the Athenians 42, the decree in Document 2 and the Inscriptiones Graecae in Document 3 are all set in different time periods, they all focus on the education of the ephebes on their quest for Athenian citizenship.
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