Description
Book SynopsisThe 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.
Table of ContentsPreface Notes on Contributors Introduction Johannes C. Bernhardt and Mirko Canevaro Part 1 Approaching Early Archaic Greece 1 Archaeological Approaches to the Archaic Era John Bintliff 2 A Comparative Approach: Early Archaic Greece and Medieval Iceland Peter Zeller 3 The Homeric Roots of Helotage David M. Lewis 4 Homer and the Vocabulary of Manumission Sara Zanovello 5 ‘Bought, Not Wed!’ Hesiod and the Aristocratic ‘Peasants’ Jan B. Meister Part 2 Citizens and City-States 6 Hippotrophia as Citizen Behaviour in Archaic Greece Alain Duplouy 7 Putting the Citizen in the Citizen-State: Participating in the Early Cretan polis Gunnar Seelentag 8 Inside and Outside the Community: The Role of Political Thinking in the ‘Rise of the Polis’ Tanja Itgenshorst 9 What Are Early Greek Laws About? Substance and Procedure in Archaic Statutes, c. 650–450 BC Edward M. Harris and David M. Lewis Part 3 Leaders and Reformers 10 Against the Rules: The ‘Plurality of Oikists’ and New Perspectives on Greek ‘Colonisation’ Sebastian Scharff 11 Turannoi in Archaic Greece: A New Phenomenon or a New Name for an Old Phenomenon? James Taylor 12 Tyrannical und Civic Reception of Homer—A Source Problem Lars Hübner 13 Social Mobility vs. Societal Stability: Once Again on the Aims and Meaning of Solon’s Reforms Mirko Canevaro 14 A Failed Tyrant? Solon’s Place in Athenian History Johannes C. Bernhardt Concluding Remarks: Archaic Greece and the Consciousness of Community Johannes C. Bernhardt Index Locorum Index of Names and Places
