In 31 chapters, this Companion systematically covers theliterary and archaeological evidence for all regions of the Greekworld and all aspects of archaic Greek society and culture,including their Mediterranean context and the impact of non-Greekcultures on their development. A systematic survey of archaic Greek society and culture whichintroduces the reader to a wide range of new approaches to theperiod. The first comprehensive and accessible survey of developmentsin the study of archaic Greece Places Greek society of c.750-480 BCE in its chronological andgeographical context Gives…mehr
In 31 chapters, this Companion systematically covers theliterary and archaeological evidence for all regions of the Greekworld and all aspects of archaic Greek society and culture,including their Mediterranean context and the impact of non-Greekcultures on their development. A systematic survey of archaic Greek society and culture whichintroduces the reader to a wide range of new approaches to theperiod.
The first comprehensive and accessible survey of developmentsin the study of archaic Greece Places Greek society of c.750-480 BCE in its chronological andgeographical context Gives equal emphasis to established topics such as tyranny andpolitical reform and newer subjects like gender and ethnicity Combines accounts of historical developments with regionalsurveys of archaeological evidence and in-depth treatments ofselected themes Explores the impact of Eastern and other non-Greek cultures inthe development of Greece Uses archaeological and literary evidence to reconstruct broadpatterns of social and cultural developmentHinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Kurt A. Raaflaub is David Herlihy University Professor and Professor of Classics and History, Royce Family Professor in Teaching Excellence (2005-8) and Director of the Program in Ancient Studies at Brown University. His recent publications include The Discovery of Freedom in Ancient Greece (2004), Social Struggles in Archaic Rome (Blackwell, 2005) and War and Peace in the Ancient World (Blackwell, 2006). Hans van Wees is Professor of Ancient History at University College London. His publications include Status Warriors: War, Violence and Society in Homer and History (1992) and Greek Warfare: Myths and Realities (2004), and he has co-edited four volumes on archaic Greece, war and violence, and Herodotus.
Inhaltsangabe
List of Illustrations viii Notes on Contributors xii Preface xx List of Abbreviations xxiii Maps xxiv Part I Introduction 1 1 The Historiography of Archaic Greece 3 John K. Davies 2 The Mediterranean World in the Early Iron Age 22 Carol G. Thomas Part II Histories 41 3 The Early Iron Age 43 Catherine Morgan 4 The Eighth-century Revolution 64 Ian Morris 5 The World of Homer and Hesiod 81 Christoph Ulf 6 The Tyrants 100 Elke Stein-Hölkeskamp 7 Sparta 117 Massimo Nafissi 8 Athens 138 Michael Stahl and Uwe Walter 9 Greeks and Persians 162 Josef Wiesehöfer Part III Regions 187 10 Attica: A View from the Sea 189 Sanne Houby-Nielsen 11 The Aegean 212 Alexander Mazarakis Ainian and Iphigenia Leventi 12 Laconia and Messenia 239 Nigel Kennell and Nino Luraghi 13 The Peloponnese 255 Thomas Heine Nielsen and James Roy 14 Crete 273 James Whitley 15 Northern Greece 294 Zosia Halina Archibald 16 The Western Mediterranean 314 Carla M. Antonaccio 17 The Black Sea 330 Gocha R. Tsetskhladze Part IV Themes 347 18 Cities 349 Jan Paul Crielaard 19 Foundations 373 Irad Malkin 20 States 395 Hans-Joachim Gehrke 21 Charismatic Leaders 411 Robert W. Wallace 22 Sanctuaries and Festivals 427 François de Polignac 23 The Economy 444 Hans van Wees 24 Class 468 Peter W. Rose 25 Gender 483 Lin Foxhall 26 The Culture of the Symposion 508 Oswyn Murray 27 The Culture of Competition 524 Nick Fisher 28 Literacy 542 John-Paul Wilson 29 Intellectual Achievements 564 Kurt A. Raaflaub 30 War and International Relations 585 Henk Singor 31 Ethnicity and Cultural Exchange 604 Jonathan M. Hall Bibliography 618 Indices 713
List of Illustrations viii Notes on Contributors xii Preface xx List of Abbreviations xxiii Maps xxiv Part I Introduction 1 1 The Historiography of Archaic Greece 3 John K. Davies 2 The Mediterranean World in the Early Iron Age 22 Carol G. Thomas Part II Histories 41 3 The Early Iron Age 43 Catherine Morgan 4 The Eighth-century Revolution 64 Ian Morris 5 The World of Homer and Hesiod 81 Christoph Ulf 6 The Tyrants 100 Elke Stein-Hölkeskamp 7 Sparta 117 Massimo Nafissi 8 Athens 138 Michael Stahl and Uwe Walter 9 Greeks and Persians 162 Josef Wiesehöfer Part III Regions 187 10 Attica: A View from the Sea 189 Sanne Houby-Nielsen 11 The Aegean 212 Alexander Mazarakis Ainian and Iphigenia Leventi 12 Laconia and Messenia 239 Nigel Kennell and Nino Luraghi 13 The Peloponnese 255 Thomas Heine Nielsen and James Roy 14 Crete 273 James Whitley 15 Northern Greece 294 Zosia Halina Archibald 16 The Western Mediterranean 314 Carla M. Antonaccio 17 The Black Sea 330 Gocha R. Tsetskhladze Part IV Themes 347 18 Cities 349 Jan Paul Crielaard 19 Foundations 373 Irad Malkin 20 States 395 Hans-Joachim Gehrke 21 Charismatic Leaders 411 Robert W. Wallace 22 Sanctuaries and Festivals 427 François de Polignac 23 The Economy 444 Hans van Wees 24 Class 468 Peter W. Rose 25 Gender 483 Lin Foxhall 26 The Culture of the Symposion 508 Oswyn Murray 27 The Culture of Competition 524 Nick Fisher 28 Literacy 542 John-Paul Wilson 29 Intellectual Achievements 564 Kurt A. Raaflaub 30 War and International Relations 585 Henk Singor 31 Ethnicity and Cultural Exchange 604 Jonathan M. Hall Bibliography 618 Indices 713
Rezensionen
"For those interested in Classical Greece, this volume is an essential." (Near East Archaeological Society Bulletin, 11 December 2013)
"This is a varied, wide-ranging, stimulating and exciting volume which should open the way to even further investigations of archaic Greece." Bryn Mawr Classical Review, February 2011
"Offers an unprecedented range and depth of perspectives and material, much of which has been otherwise unavailable in English." Ancient West and East
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