Beyond the Polis

Beyond the Polis
Author: Irene S. Lemos
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2019
Genre:
ISBN: 9782960202922

Early Greek States Beyond the Polis

Early Greek States Beyond the Polis
Author: Catherine Morgan
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 636
Release: 2003-12-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134877692

Clear and direct in style, and with more than eighty photographs, maps and plans, Early Greek States Beyond the Polis is a widely relevant study of Greek history, archaeology and society. Catherine Morgan addresses the different forms of association experienced by early Iron-Age and Archaic Greeks by exploring the archaeological, literary and epigraphical records of central Greece and the northern Peloponnese. Giving an unprecedented understanding of the connections between polis identity and other forms and tiers of association, and refuting the traditional view of early Greek 'ethnic' groups (ethne) as simple systems based on primitive tribal ties, students will find this an essential text in the study of Greek history.

Greek Warfare beyond the Polis

Greek Warfare beyond the Polis
Author: David A. Blome
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2020-04-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1501747614

Greek Warfare beyond the Polis assesses the nature and broader significance of warfare in the mountains of classical Greece. Based on detailed reconstructions of four unconventional military encounters, David A. Blome argues that the upland Greeks of the classical mainland developed defensive strategies to guard against external aggression. These strategies enabled wide-scale, sophisticated actions in response to invasions, but they did not require the direction of a central, federal government. Blome brings these strategies to the forefront by driving ancient Greek military history and ancient Greek scholarship "beyond the polis" into dialogue with each other. As he contends, beyond-the-polis scholarship has done much to expand and refine our understanding of the ancient Greek world, but it has overemphasized the importance of political institutions in emergent federal states and has yet to treat warfare involving upland Greeks systematically or in depth. In contrast, Greek Warfare beyond the Polis scrutinizes the sociopolitical roots of warfare from beyond the polis, which are often neglected in military histories of the Greek city-state. By focusing on the significance of warfare vis-à-vis the sociopolitical development of upland polities, Blome shows that although the more powerful states of the classical Greek world were dismissive or ignorant of the military capabilities of upland Greeks, the reverse was not the case. The Phocians, Aetolians, Acarnanians, and Arcadians in circa 490–362 BCE were well aware of the arrogant attitudes of their aggressive neighbors, and as highly efficient political entities, they exploited these attitudes to great effect.

Rethinking Greek Religion

Rethinking Greek Religion
Author: Julia Kindt
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2012-08-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 1139560123

Who marched in religious processions and why? How were blood sacrifice and communal feasting related to identities in the ancient Greek city? With questions such as these, current scholarship aims to demonstrate the ways in which religion maps on to the socio-political structures of the Greek polis ('polis religion'). In this book Dr Kindt explores a more comprehensive conception of ancient Greek religion beyond this traditional paradigm. Comparative in method and outlook, the book invites its readers to embark on an interdisciplinary journey touching upon such diverse topics as religious belief, personal religion, magic and theology. Specific examples include the transformation of tyrant property into ritual objects, the cultural practice of setting up dedications at Olympia, and a man attempting to make love to Praxiteles' famous statue of Aphrodite. The book will be valuable for all students and scholars seeking to understand the complex phenomenon of ancient Greek religion.

The Development of the Polis in Archaic Greece

The Development of the Polis in Archaic Greece
Author: Lynette Mitchell
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 459
Release: 2003-10-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134754701

The Greek polis has been arousing interest as a subject for study for a long time, but recent approaches have shown that it is a subject on which there are still important questions to be asked and worthwhile things to be said. This book contains a selection of essays which embody the results of the latest research, yet are presented so as to be accessible to non-specialist readers. Beyond the historical development of the Greek polis, the authors ask questions about the civic institutions of ancient Greece as a whole, and their relationships to each other. Questions of power, or the significance of a written code of law are discussed as well as the nature of Greek overseas settlements. The Development of the Greek Polis presents up-to-date research and asks up-to-date questions on various aspects of an important topic. It will be essential reading for all students and teachers of early Greek history and of the institutions of the ancient world.

Unthinking the Greek Polis

Unthinking the Greek Polis
Author: Kostas Vlassopoulos
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-08-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521188074

This 2007 study explores how modern scholars came to write Greek history from a Eurocentric perspective and challenges orthodox readings of Greek history as part of the history of the West. Since the Greeks lacked a national state or a unified society, economy or culture, the polis has helped to create a homogenising national narrative. This book re-examines old polarities such as those between the Greek poleis and Eastern monarchies, or between the ancient consumer and the modern producer city, in order to show the fallacies of standard approaches. It argues for the relevance of Aristotle's concept of the polis, which is interpreted in an intriguing manner. Finally, it proposes an alternative way of looking at Greek history as part of a Mediterranean world-system. This interdisciplinary study engages with debates on globalisation, nationalism, Orientalism and history writing, while also debating developments in classical studies.

Benefactors and the Polis

Benefactors and the Polis
Author: Marc Domingo Gygax
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 379
Release: 2021-02-18
Genre: History
ISBN: 1108842054

Analyses elite public generosity as a structural feature of the polis throughout all periods of ancient Greek history.

The Archaeology of Ancient Greece

The Archaeology of Ancient Greece
Author: James Whitley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 514
Release: 2001-10-04
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780521627337

A synthesis of research on the material culture of Greece in the Archaic and Classical periods.

The Household as the Foundation of Aristotle's Polis

The Household as the Foundation of Aristotle's Polis
Author: D. Brendan Nagle
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2006-03-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 0521849349

Among ancient writers Aristotle offers the most profound analysis of the ancient Greek household and its relationship to the state. The household was not the family in the modern sense of the term, but a much more powerful entity with significant economic, political, social, and educational resources. The success of the polis in all its forms lay in the reliability of households to provide it with the kinds of citizens it needed to ensure its functioning. In turn, the state offered the members of its households a unique opportunity for humans to flourish. This 2006 book explains how Aristotle thought household and state interacted within the polis.