Tag: Athens
Are hegemonies a relic of the past? The role of coercion...
Andrew Latham, Macalester College
The era of U.S. hegemony has come to an end – or so declare headlines...
Only the richest ancient Athenians paid taxes – and they bragged...
Thomas Martin, College of the Holy Cross
In ancient Athens, only the very wealthiest people paid direct taxes, and these went to fund the city-state’s...













