A Note on the Equipment and Machinery for Democracy in Classical Athens: A Rhetorical Perspective on Material Evidence

• Published in: Journal of technical writing and communication Vol. 55; no. 4; pp. 351 - 361
• Main Author: Enos, Richard Leo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.10.2025; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Democracy; Influence of Technology; Literacy; literacy; archaeology; technology; rhetoric; democracy

The relationship between democracy and literacy is a longstanding topic of interest both to contemporary communication scholars as well as historians of rhetoric. Democracy and literacy are both social activities. Focusing on the Classical Period of Athens (ca. 480–323 BCE) as a specific site of stu...