Description: Demetrius of Phalerum (c. 355-280BCE) of Phalerum was a philosopher-statesman. He studied in the Peripatos under Theophrastus and subsequently used his political influence to help his teacher acquire property for the Peripatetic school. As overseer of Athens, his governance was characterized by a decade of domestic peace
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William W. Fortenbaugh is professor emeritus of classics at Rutgers University. He founded the Rutgers University Studies in Classical Humanities (RUSCH) series and is the current series editor.
Review Quotes: "For the first time it is really possible for the scholar to pick up a book containing most of what one needs in order to consult or interpret a reference to Demetrius of Phalerum. In addition there are expansions of our knowledge of the content of his works, albeit sometimes on the speculative side. The book is useful and should be in the library of most anyone who has read through this review." -- D. Thomas Benediktson, University of Tulsa
"A fascinating, influential man is restored to history. I have learned much from an exemplary volume. Buy it!" - Religious Studies Review..".both the nature and the value of Demetrios' ten-year reign have been the subject of debate ever since. Demetrius of Phalerum: Text, translation and discussion is a laudable, and in many ways exemplary, effort to set the record straight....it establishes a solid and enduring basis for all future work on Demetrius."-Times Literary Supplement