The Athenian Ephebeia in the Fourth Century BCE / by John L. Friend.

Author/creator Friend, John L., 1970-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLeiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]
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Uniform titleAthenian ephebeia in the Lycurgan period: 334/3-322/1 B.C.
SeriesBrill studies in Greek and Roman epigraphy, 1876-2557 ; volume 13
Contents An Aeschinean ephebeia? -- The creation of the ephebeia -- The defenders of Athens -- Ephebes and the ephebeia -- Educating ephebes -- Epilogue: After Lycurgus.
Abstract "Based on the comprehensive study of the epigraphic and literary evidence, this book challenges the almost universally-held assumptions of modern scholarship on the date of origin, the function, and the purpose of the Athenian ephebeia. It offers a detailed reconstruction of the institution, which in the fourth century BCE was a state-organized and -funded system of mandatory national service for ephebes, citizens in their nineteenth and twentieth years, consisting of garrison duty, military training, and civic education. It concludes that the contribution of the ephebeia was vital for the security of Attica and that the ephebes' non-military activities were moulded by social, economic, and religious influences which reflect the preoccupations of Lycurgus' administration in the 330s and 320s BCE"-- Provided by publisher.
General noteRevision of author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Texas at Austin, 2009, titled The Athenian ephebeia in the Lycurgan period: 334/3-322/1 B.C.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Friend, John L. (John Lennard), 1970- The Athenian Ephebeia in the Fourth Century BCE Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019] 9789004402041
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