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From Homer to Solon
Continuity and Change in Archaic Greece
Series: - Mnemosyne, Supplements, Volume: 454
- Mnemosyne, Supplements, History and Archaeology of Classical Antiquity, Volume: 454
The study of Archaic Greece has undergone a fundamental transformation in recent decades. Whereas studies up to the 1980s had favoured narratives that converged on the more tangible reality of the Classical period and emphasized radical change, the increase in archaeological data and the cultural turn have led to an emphasis on long-term developments and continuities. After an introduction to the state of research, the volume offers a wide range of studies under the headings "Approaches on early-Archaic Greece," "Citizens and Citizen-States," and "Leaders and Reformers" ranging from Homer to Solon and circling around the central problem of continuity and change in Archaic Greece.
Johannes C. Bernhardt, PhD 2012 at the University of Freiburg, is an ancient historian and digital manager at Baden State Museum Karlsruhe. He has published on Hellenistic history and museum studies, including Die Jüdische Revolution (De Gruyter, 2018).
Mirko Canevaro is Professor of Greek History at the University of Edinburgh. He has published extensively on the history of the Greek polis, particularly on Demosthenes and Athens (OUP 2013, De Gruyter 2016) and Aristotleâs Politics (LâErma di Bretschneider 2014, 2022).
Contributors are: John Bintliff, Alain Duplouy, Edward M. Harris, Lars Hübner, Tanja Itgenshorst, David M. Lewis, Jan B. Meister, Sebastian Scharff, Gunnar Seelentag, James Taylor, Sara Zanovello, Peter Zeller.
Mirko Canevaro is Professor of Greek History at the University of Edinburgh. He has published extensively on the history of the Greek polis, particularly on Demosthenes and Athens (OUP 2013, De Gruyter 2016) and Aristotleâs Politics (LâErma di Bretschneider 2014, 2022).
Contributors are: John Bintliff, Alain Duplouy, Edward M. Harris, Lars Hübner, Tanja Itgenshorst, David M. Lewis, Jan B. Meister, Sebastian Scharff, Gunnar Seelentag, James Taylor, Sara Zanovello, Peter Zeller.
"Overall, this volume offers an interesting showcase of recent work on the archaic period. Those interested in long-running problems in archaic history will find some new ideas to explore, while those delving into these topics for the first time will find a rich introduction to important debates." Evan Vance in BMCR (2023.03.14)
Preface
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
âJohannes C. Bernhardt and Mirko Canevaro
1 Archaeological Approaches to the Archaic Era
âJohn Bintliff
2 A Comparative Approach: Early Archaic Greece and Medieval Iceland
âPeter Zeller
3 The Homeric Roots of Helotage
âDavid M. Lewis
4 Homer and the Vocabulary of Manumission
âSara Zanovello
5 âBought, Not Wed!â Hesiod and the Aristocratic âPeasantsâ
âJan B. Meister
6 Hippotrophia as Citizen Behaviour in Archaic Greece
âAlain Duplouy
7 Putting the Citizen in the Citizen-State: Participating in the Early Cretan polis
âGunnar Seelentag
8 Inside and Outside the Community: The Role of Political Thinking in the âRise of the Polisâ
âTanja Itgenshorst
9 What Are Early Greek Laws About? Substance and Procedure in Archaic Statutes, c. 650â450 BC
âEdward M. Harris and David M. Lewis
10 Against the Rules: The âPlurality of Oikistsâ and New Perspectives on Greek âColonisationâ
âSebastian Scharff
11 Turannoi in Archaic Greece: A New Phenomenon or a New Name for an Old Phenomenon?
âJames Taylor
12 Tyrannical und Civic Reception of HomerâA Source Problem
âLars Hübner
13 Social Mobility vs. Societal Stability: Once Again on the Aims and Meaning of Solonâs Reforms
âMirko Canevaro
14 A Failed Tyrant? Solonâs Place in Athenian History
âJohannes C. Bernhardt
Concluding Remarks: Archaic Greece and the Consciousness of Community
âJohannes C. Bernhardt
Index Locorum
Index of Names and Places
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
âJohannes C. Bernhardt and Mirko Canevaro
Part 1 Approaching Early Archaic Greece
1 Archaeological Approaches to the Archaic Era
âJohn Bintliff
2 A Comparative Approach: Early Archaic Greece and Medieval Iceland
âPeter Zeller
3 The Homeric Roots of Helotage
âDavid M. Lewis
4 Homer and the Vocabulary of Manumission
âSara Zanovello
5 âBought, Not Wed!â Hesiod and the Aristocratic âPeasantsâ
âJan B. Meister
Part 2 Citizens and City-States
6 Hippotrophia as Citizen Behaviour in Archaic Greece
âAlain Duplouy
7 Putting the Citizen in the Citizen-State: Participating in the Early Cretan polis
âGunnar Seelentag
8 Inside and Outside the Community: The Role of Political Thinking in the âRise of the Polisâ
âTanja Itgenshorst
9 What Are Early Greek Laws About? Substance and Procedure in Archaic Statutes, c. 650â450 BC
âEdward M. Harris and David M. Lewis
Part 3 Leaders and Reformers
10 Against the Rules: The âPlurality of Oikistsâ and New Perspectives on Greek âColonisationâ
âSebastian Scharff
11 Turannoi in Archaic Greece: A New Phenomenon or a New Name for an Old Phenomenon?
âJames Taylor
12 Tyrannical und Civic Reception of HomerâA Source Problem
âLars Hübner
13 Social Mobility vs. Societal Stability: Once Again on the Aims and Meaning of Solonâs Reforms
âMirko Canevaro
14 A Failed Tyrant? Solonâs Place in Athenian History
âJohannes C. Bernhardt
Concluding Remarks: Archaic Greece and the Consciousness of Community
âJohannes C. Bernhardt
Index Locorum
Index of Names and Places
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