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State Pay as War Relief in Peloponnesian-War Athens*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2011

VINCENT ROSIVACH
VINCENT ROSIVACH
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rosivach@fairfi eld.edu
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In the course of its history of the Athenian constitution, the Aristotelian Athēnaiōn Politeia describes Aristeides' leading role in organizing the Delian League, including his initial assessment of the contributions (phoros) paid by the League's members (Ath. Pol. 23.4–5). It then recounts his subsequent advice to the Athenians (24.1):

Afterwards, as the polis was already growing bold and much money had been accumulated, his advice was to take over the leadership [of the League], and to come in from the fields and dwell in the urban centre [astu]; for there would be a living [trophē] for all – for those soldiering, for those standing guard, for those conducting public business – then in this way they would firmly hold onto their leadership.

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Research Article
Information
Greece & Rome , Volume 58 , Issue 2 , October 2011 , pp. 176 - 183
Copyright
Copyright © The Classical Association 2011

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* All translations in this article are my own.