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KypriÅn Politeia, the Political and Administrative Systems of the Classical Cypriot City-Kingdoms
Series: - Mnemosyne, Supplements, Volume: 459
- Mnemosyne, Supplements, History and Archaeology of Classical Antiquity, Volume: 459
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Through new readings and interpretation of Cypriot inscriptions â written in Cypriot-syllabic Greek, Eteocypriot, Phoenician, and alphabetic Greek â KypriÅn Politeia, the Political and Administrative Systems of the Classical Cypriot City-Kingdoms is the first book which reconstructs in detail the political and administrative systems of the Classical city-kingdoms of Cyprus. The book investigates the bodies of government beyond the Cypriot kings and the roles played by magistrates and officials in local governments, it analyses accounts of the headquarters of the main administrative and economic activities â such as palace archives, and tax collection hubs â, and demonstrates that these systems were similar in all the city-kingdoms.
Beatrice Pestarino, Ph.D. (2021), University College London, is postdoctoral researcher at The Haifa Center for Mediterranean History (HCMH), University of Haifa and visiting fellow of the Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS), University of Harvard. She has published articles in peer reviewed journals on the socio-political structure of Classical Cyprus.
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Cypriot Chronology and Main Centres
Introduction: In Search of the Lost KypriÅn Politeia
â1âNomina nuda
â2âBasic Concepts
â3âThe Development of the Cypriot City-Kingdoms
â4âHistoriography
â5âEpigraphic Sources: The Languages of Cyprus
1 Setting the Scene: King, Elite and People
â1âThe Persistence of Kingship and Royal Ideology
â2âThe Elite and the Wanaktes
â3âSchooling the Elite, Cypriot Education and Political Leadership
â4âA Cypriot Secret Police
â5âÎá¿Î¼Î¿Ï and Ïá½¹Î»Î¹Ï in the Cypriot City-Kingdoms
â5ââI Do Solemnly Swear â¦â: An Oath of Allegiance as Testimony of Cypriot Royal Supremacy
2 The Idalion Bronze Tablet: Cypriot Political and Administrative Institutions in the Fifth and Fourth Centuries BC
â1âEstablishing the Chronology
â2âThe Eponymous Magistrate and the Polis: Institutional Representatives beyond the King
â3âTerritories, Land-Registers and Legal Owners in the Cypriot City-States
â4âThe Cypriot Land of the King
3 The Administration of the Central Palace
â1âThe Rab Soferim, Chief of Scribes, and His Staff in Kition
â2âRB ḤZâNM and RB SRSRM, Other Palace Officials?
4 The Role of Carians and Their âInterpreterâ in the Kition Administration
â1âThe Cypriot Epigraphic Attestations of KRSY and MLá¹¢ (H)KRSYM
â2âThe KRSYM in the Mediterranean and Near East
â3âCarians in Cyprus
â4âThe MLá¹¢ HKRSYM, Not Only an Interpreter
5 Administrative Officials on the Periphery of the Cypriot City-States: The Bulwer Tablet
6 Religious-Civil Officials between the Centre and Periphery in Cypriot Syllabic Greek and Phoenician Inscriptions
â1âHunting for Wolves: A Civic-Religious Magistracy in the Central Administration of Paphos
â2âCivic-Religious Governors in the Peripheral Territory of the City-States, the Cases of Paphos and Lapethos
Conclusion: The KypriÅn Politeia Regained
â1âThe Consistency of the Cypriot Administrative System
â2âThe Development of the Classical Cypriot Political System between Achaemenid and Greek Influences
Appendix
Plates
Bibliography
Index
Abbreviations
Cypriot Chronology and Main Centres
Introduction: In Search of the Lost KypriÅn Politeia
â1âNomina nuda
â2âBasic Concepts
â3âThe Development of the Cypriot City-Kingdoms
â4âHistoriography
â5âEpigraphic Sources: The Languages of Cyprus
1 Setting the Scene: King, Elite and People
â1âThe Persistence of Kingship and Royal Ideology
â2âThe Elite and the Wanaktes
â3âSchooling the Elite, Cypriot Education and Political Leadership
â4âA Cypriot Secret Police
â5âÎá¿Î¼Î¿Ï and Ïá½¹Î»Î¹Ï in the Cypriot City-Kingdoms
â5ââI Do Solemnly Swear â¦â: An Oath of Allegiance as Testimony of Cypriot Royal Supremacy
2 The Idalion Bronze Tablet: Cypriot Political and Administrative Institutions in the Fifth and Fourth Centuries BC
â1âEstablishing the Chronology
â2âThe Eponymous Magistrate and the Polis: Institutional Representatives beyond the King
â3âTerritories, Land-Registers and Legal Owners in the Cypriot City-States
â4âThe Cypriot Land of the King
3 The Administration of the Central Palace
â1âThe Rab Soferim, Chief of Scribes, and His Staff in Kition
â2âRB ḤZâNM and RB SRSRM, Other Palace Officials?
4 The Role of Carians and Their âInterpreterâ in the Kition Administration
â1âThe Cypriot Epigraphic Attestations of KRSY and MLá¹¢ (H)KRSYM
â2âThe KRSYM in the Mediterranean and Near East
â3âCarians in Cyprus
â4âThe MLá¹¢ HKRSYM, Not Only an Interpreter
5 Administrative Officials on the Periphery of the Cypriot City-States: The Bulwer Tablet
6 Religious-Civil Officials between the Centre and Periphery in Cypriot Syllabic Greek and Phoenician Inscriptions
â1âHunting for Wolves: A Civic-Religious Magistracy in the Central Administration of Paphos
â2âCivic-Religious Governors in the Peripheral Territory of the City-States, the Cases of Paphos and Lapethos
Conclusion: The KypriÅn Politeia Regained
â1âThe Consistency of the Cypriot Administrative System
â2âThe Development of the Classical Cypriot Political System between Achaemenid and Greek Influences
Appendix
Plates
Bibliography
Index
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