Brian M. Lavelle

Archaic Greece (eBook, PDF)

The Age of New Reckonings

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Produktbeschreibung

An introductory guide to the Archaic period in ancient Greece--the people, their society, and their culture. Excerpts from literary and other texts give voice to the interests, concerns, and emotions of the Archaic Greeks themselves. This book provides a brief but comprehensive introduction to the society and culture of the Archaic period in the Greek world from c. 750 to c. 480 BCE. It focuses on the persistent and often-conflicting themes, topics, and controversies of the Archaic Age (e.g., elite and non-elite, religion and science, tradition and humanism). It seeks to lead the reader to a broader and deeper understanding of the period by placing themes and topics in a mutually supportive contextual network that will underscore their significance. Archaic Greece: The Age of New Reckonings begins with a chapter on how sources for the period are evaluated and deployed, and goes on to offer a concise yet thorough historical overview of the Archaic period. Subsequent chapters cover polis and politics; war and violence; religion; science; philosophy; art; literature; festivals and games; social forces, values, and behaviors; and gender and sex. The book: * Offers a novel approach to a very significant period that foregrounds literary evidence and the words voiced by Archaic Greeks, combining scholarship with readability; * Conceptualizes Archaic Greek culture and society by focusing substantially on topics that supplement the history of the period; * Combines diverse elements of society and culture, including religion, art, literature, games and festivals, gender, sexuality, and politics in order to develop a unique picture of Greece during the Archaic period; * Includes a summarizing essay that draws chapters together, emphasizing the implications of their topics and themes. Archaic Greece: The Age of New Reckonings should appeal to college-level instructors as a book to assign to students enrolled in courses involving Archaic Greece and to others interested in this intriguing and pivotal period in ancient Greece.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. März 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781119370451
• Artikelnr.: 56060265

Autorenporträt

BRIAN M. LAVELLE, PHD, is Professor in Classical Studies at Loyola University Chicago, specializing in Archaic Greece, Archaic Greek tyranny, and early Athenian democracy.

Inhaltsangabe

Figures and Source-Acknowledgments xiii

Preface xvii

Acknowledgments xix

Abbreviations and Citations xxi

Maps xxiii

1 Sources for the Archaic Period 1

1.1 Introduction 1

1.2 Archaeology and the Material Remains 1

1.2.1 Pottery 2

1.2.2 Burials 4

1.2.3 Inscriptions 5

1.2.4 Other Types of Material Evidence 7

1.2.5 Problems of Interpretation 7

1.3 Literary Sources 8

1.3.1 Archaic Greek Poets 9

1.3.2 Prose Writers 10

1.4 Managing the Muses 11

1.4.1 Evaluating and Deploying the Evidence 11

Notes 13

Further Reading 13

2 A Brief Overview of the Archaic Period 15

2.1 Introduction 15

2.2 The Environment and Greek Life 16

2.2.1 The Land and the Sea 16

2.2.2 The Greeks and Others 17

2.3 The Early Archaic Period 18

2.4 The Seventh Century BCE: Expansion and Change 19

2.4.1 Colonies 19

2.4.2 Law Codes 20

2.4.3 Tyranny 21

2.5 The Sixth Century BCE: Conflict and Creation 21

2.5.1 The Kingdom of Lydia 21

2.5.2 The Empire of the Persians 22

2.5.3 Greek Culture in the Sixth Century BCE 24

2.6 The Early Fifth Century BCE: The Defeat of Persia 24

2.7 Sparta and Lakonia 25

2.8 Athens and Attika 26

Notes 27

Further Reading 27

Brief Timeline for the Archaic Period 29

3 Polis and Politics in Archaic Greece 31

3.1 Introduction 31

3.2 Origins and Nature of the Early Polis 31

3.3 Transformations of Leadership and Governance in the Archaic Polis 34

3.3.1 Basileis and Aristoi 35

3.3.2 Archaic Greek Tyrants and Tyranny 38

3.3.3 Lawgivers and Law Codes 40

3.4 Demokratia 42

3.4.1 Background 42

3.4.2 Kleisthenes and His Reforms 43

3.5 The Evolution of Politics and Government in Archaic Greece: A Summary 45

3.6 Politics and the Archaic Greek Farmer 46

Notes 47

Further Reading 48

4 War and Violence in Archaic Greece 51

4.1 Introduction 51

4.1.1 "Homeric" Warfare 51

4.2 Land Warfare in the Early Archaic Period 53

4.2.1 "Servant of the War-God" 53

4.2.2 Hoplites and the Phalanx 56

4.3 Land Warfare in the Later Archaic Period 61

4.3.1 Sparta, the Polis of War 61

4.4 Epilogue: The Causes of War 64

4.5 Summary 64

4.5.1 The Land War Experience in the Archaic Period 64

4.6 Conflict at Sea 66

4.6.1 Early Sea Travel and Piracy 66

4.6.2 Archaic Greek Ship-Guilds 66

4.6.3 Archaic Greek Ships 68

4.6.4 The Archaic Greeks and the Sea: A Summary 70

Notes 71

Further Reading 71

5 Archaic Greek Myth and Religion 73

5.1 Introduction 73

5.2 The Gods of Hesiod and Homer 76

5.2.1 Hesiod 76

5.2.2 Homer 79

5.2.3 Xenophanes' Complaint 81

5.3 Sanctuaries and Seers 82

5.3.1 Sacred Space 82

5.3.2 Seers, Prophets, and Sibyls 84

5.3.3 Dodona and Delphi 85

5.4 Gods and Poleis 86

5.4.1 Cult and Identity 86

5.5 The Archaic Greeks and Their Gods: A Summary 87

5.5.1 Law, Order, and Justice in the Kosmos 87

5.6 The Olympians 89

Notes 91

Further Reading 91

6 Early Greek Science 93

6.1 Darkness and Lumination 93

6.2 A Farmer's Handbook: He