The City-State of the Greeks and Romans

by William Warde Fowler

The City-State of the Greeks and Romans is an expansion of lectures given for several years at Oxford University, expressing the similarities and differences between the societies and structures of these two ancient societies. Chapters include The Genesis of the City-State- The Rise of Aristocratic Government - The Realization of Democracy: Athens - The Perfection of Oligarchy: Rome, and many others.At the time of original publication in 1893, W. Warde Fowler (1847-1921) was Fellow and Sub-Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford.

332 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1893

About the author

William Warde Fowler was an English historian and ornithologist, and tutor at Lincoln College, Oxford. He was best known for his works on ancient Roman religion.