The treatise discusses the organisation of the Athenian government, focusing particularly on the relationship between Athens' democracy and its status as a naval power.
[3] Many scholars have tried to identify Pseudo-Xenophon with a known historical figure, though these attempts “have not yielded good results”.
[6] Dates suggested for the Constitution of the Athenians range from as early as 443 to as late as 406 BC.
[7] A frequently cited terminus ante quem for the work is Brasidas’ expedition in 424; this was suggested by Roscher as having disproved the assertion at §2.5 that land powers could not send expeditionary forces far from home.
[10] The Constitution of the Athenians focuses on the interdependency between Athens’ naval supremacy and its democracy.