The Greek polis has been arousing interest as a subject for study for a long time, but recent approaches have shown that it is a subject on which there are still important questions to be asked and worthwhile things to be said.
This book contains a selection of essays which embody the results of the latest research, yet are presented so as to be accessible to non-specialist readers. Beyond the historical development of the Greek polis, the authors ask questions about the civic institutions of ancient Greece as a whole, and their relationships to each other. Questions of power, or the significance of a written code of law are discussed as well as the nature of Greek overseas settlements.
The Development of the Greek Polis presents up-to-date research and asks up-to-date questions on various aspects of an important topic. It will be essential reading for all students and teachers of early Greek history and of the institutions of the ancient world.
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'This is likely to become a standard collection of papers for those who already have a grounding in Archaic history' - Graham Shipley, The Classical Review
Figures and tables vii(2) List of contributors ix(2) Preface xi(1) Abbreviations xii 1 INTRODUCTION 1(8) P.J. Rhodes 2 THE COPENHAGEN INVENTORY OF POLEIS AND THE LEX HAFNIENSIS DE CIVITATE 9(15) Mogens Herman Hansen 3 THE `ORIGINS OF THE GREEK POLIS: WHERE SHOULD WE BE LOOKING? 24(15) John K. Davies 4 THE RELATIONS OF POWER IN THE PRE-STATE AND EARLY STATE POLITIES 39(10) Walter Donlan 5 SOLDIERS, CITIZENS, AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE EARLY GREEK POLIS 49(11) Kurt A. Raaflaub 6 LOPPING OFF THE HEADS? TYRANTS, POLITICS AND THE POLIS 60(14) John Salmon 7 LAW AND LAWS: HOW DO WE JOIN UP THE DOTS? 74(9) Robin Osborne 8 THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPARTAN SOCIETY AND INSTITUTIONS IN THE ARCHAIC PERIOD 83(20) Stephen Hodkinson 9 A NEW SOLUTIONS TO THE RIDDLE OF THE SEISACHTHEIA 103(10) Edward M. Harris 10 A VIEW FROM THE TOP: EVALUATING THE SOLONIAN PROPERTY CLASSES 113(24) Lin Foxball 11 NEW WINE IN OLD WINESKINS: SOLON, ARETE AND THE AGATHOS 137(11) Lynette G. Mitchell 12 EVALUATING THE CITIZEN IN ARCHAIC GREEK LYRIC, ELEGY AND INSCRIBED EPIGRAM 148(10) George I. C. Robertson 13 THEMIS: RELIGION AND ORDER IN THE ARCHAIC POLIS 158(10) Emma J. Stafford 14 THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF SANCTUARIES IN EARLY IRON AGE AND ARCHAIC ETHENE: A PRELIMINARY VIEW 168(31) Catherine Morgan 15 THE NATURE OF GREEK OVERSEAS SETTLEMENTS IN THE ARCHAIC PERIOD: EMPORION OR APOIKIA? 199(9) John-Paul Wilson 16 SERVIUS TULLIUS, CLEISTHENES AND THE EMERGENCE OF THE POLIS IN CENTRAL ITALY 208(9) Christopher Smith Bibliography 217(10) Index 227
Lynette Mitchell, P.J. Rhodes
