An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis

1413 Pages·2005·11.46 MB·English

by  Mogens Herman Hansen

AN INVENTORY OF ARCHAIC
AND CLASSICAL POLEIS
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AN INVENTORY
OF ARCHAIC AND
CLASSICAL POLEIS
AnInvestigation Conducted by The Copenhagen Polis Centre
for the Danish National Research Foundation
mogens herman hansen
and
thomas heine nielsen
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Contents
List ofContributors ix
Abbreviations and Conventions xi
PART I INTRODUCTION
A Key to the Inventory 3
The Importance ofthe Polis 12
The Lifespan ofthe Hellenic Polis 16
The Inventory ofPoleis 23
Meaning and Reference ofthe Word Polis 39
Meaning and Reference ofthe Words AstyandPolisma 47
The Concept ofPatris 49
The Number ofPoleis 53
Toponyms as Evidence for PolisIdentity 55
Ethnics as Evidence for PolisIdentity 58
Territoryand Size ofTerritory 70
PolisversusChora—The Settlement Pattern 74
Types ofConstitution 80
A Typology ofDependent Poleis 87
Civic Subdivisions 95
Proxenoias Evidence for PolisIdentity 98
Theorodokoias Evidence for PolisIdentity 103
Victors in Panhellenic Games as Evidence for PolisIdentity 107
The Delian League 111
The Emergence ofPoleisby Synoikismos 115
Destruction and Disappearance ofPoleis 120
Stasisas an Essential Aspect ofthe Polis 124
ThePolisas a Religious Organisation 130
City Walls as Evidence for PolisIdentity 135
ThePolisas an Urban Centre 138
Coins as Evidence for PolisIdentity 144
Colonies and Indigenous Hellenised Communities 150
PART II INVENTORY OF POLEIS
Spain and France (including Corsica) 157
adolfo j. domínguez
Sikelia 172
tobias fischer-hansen, thomas heine nielsen, carmine ampolo
Italia and Kampania 249
tobias fischer-hansen, thomas heine nielsen, carmine ampolo
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The Adriatic 321
john wilkes, tobias fischer-hansen
Epeiros 338
peter funke, nikola moustakis, barbara hochschulz
Akarnania and Adjacent Areas 351
hans-joachim gehrke, eckhard wirbelauer
Aitolia 379
klaus freitag, peter funke, nikola moustakis
West Lokris 391
denis rousset
Phokis 399
jacques oulhen
Boiotia 431
mogens herman hansen
Megaris,Korinthia,Sikyonia 462
ronald p. legon
Achaia 472
catherine morgan, jonathan m. hall
Elis 489
james roy
Arkadia 505
thomas heine nielsen
Triphylia 540
thomas heine nielsen
Messenia 547
graham shipley
Lakedaimon 569
graham shipley
Argolis 599
marcel piérart
The Saronic Gulf 620
thomas j. figueira
Attika 624
mogens herman hansen
Euboia 643
karl reber, mogens herman hansen, pierre ducrey
East Lokris 664
thomas heine nielsen
Doris 674
denis rousset
Thessalia and Adjacent Regions 676
jean-claude decourt, thomas heine nielsen, bruno helly ETAL.
The Aegean 732
gary reger
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Makedonia 794
miltiades hatzopoulos, paschalis paschidis
Thrace from Axios to Strymon 810
pernille flensted-jensen
Thrace from Strymon to Nestos 854
louisa loukopoulou
Thrace from Nestos to Hebros 870
louisa loukopoulou
Inland Thrace 885
zofia halina archibald
Thracian Chersonesos 900
louisa loukopoulou
Propontic Thrace 912
louisa loukopoulou, adam laitar
The Black Sea Area 924
alexandru avram, john hind, gocha tsetskhladze
The Propontic Coast ofAsia Minor 974
alexandru avram
Troas 1000
stephen mitchell
Lesbos 1018
mogens herman hansen, nigel spencer, hector williams
Aiolis and South-western Mysia 1033
lene rubinstein
Ionia 1053
lene rubinstein
Karia 1108
pernille flensted-jensen
Lykia 1138
anthony g. keen, mogens herman hansen
Crete 1144
paula perlman
Rhodos 1196
thomas heine nielsen, vincent gabrielsen
The South Coast ofAsia Minor (Pamphylia,Kilikia) 1211
antony g. keen, tobias fischer-hansen
Cyprus 1223
franz georg maier
From Syria to the Pillars ofHerakles 1233
michel austin
Unlocated 1250
mogens herman hansen
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PART III INDICES
1. Toponyms and City-Ethnics in Numerical Order 1253
2. Toponyms and City-Ethnics in Alphabetical Order 1264
3. Toponyms and City-Ethnics in Greek 1276
4. Non-PolisSettlements 1290
5. Polities Called Polis 1298
6. Polities Called AstyandPolisma 1307
7. Polities Called Patris 1308
8. Use ofCity-Ethnic 1310
9. Size ofTerritory 1319
10. Poleisin400versusPoleisno longer or not yet Existing in 400 1328
11. Constitution 1338
12. Decision-Making Institutions 1341
13. Civic Subdivisions 1343
14. Proxenoi 1345
15. Theorodokoi 1348
16. Panhellenic Victors 1350
17. Major Divinities 1352
18. Members ofthe Delian League 1356
19. Stasis 1361
20. Destruction and Disappearance ofPoleis 1363
21. Synoikismos 1365
22. Grid-PlannedPoleis 1367
23. City Walls 1368
24. Political Architecture 1376
25. Temples,Theatres,Stoas,Gymnasia,Stadia,Hippodromes 1378
26. Coins 1382
27. Colonisation and Hellenisation 1390
Contributors
Prof. Carmine Ampolo Storia del mondo antico,Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
Dr. Zofia Archibald Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of
Liverpool
Dr. Michel Austin Department ofAncient History,University ofSt.Andrews
Prof. Alexandru Avram Langues et sciences humaines,Université du Maine
Dr. Richard Bouchon Maison de l’Orient méditerranéen,Université Lumière Lyon 2
Dr. Laurence Darmezin Maison de l’Orient méditerranéen,Université Lumière Lyon 2
Dr. Jean-Claude Decourt Maison de l’Orient méditerranéen, Université Lumière
Lyon 2
Prof. A.J.Domínguez Departamento de Historia Antigua,Universidad Autónoma de
Madrid
Prof.Pierre Ducrey L’Université de Lausanne,Switzerland.
Prof. Thomas Figueira Department ofClassics,Rutgers University,New Brunswick,NJ
Tobias Fischer-Hansen, M.A. The Copenhagen Polis Centre
Dr. Pernille Flensted-Jensen The Copenhagen Polis Centre
Dr. Klaus Freitag Seminar für Alte Geschichte,Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität,
Münster
Prof. Dr.Peter Funke Seminar für Alte Geschichte,Westfälische Wilhelms-
Universität,Münster
Prof. Vincent Gabrielsen Historisk Institut,Københavns Universitet
Prof. Dr.Hans-Joachim Gehrke Seminar für Alte Geschichte,Albert-Ludwigs-
Universität,Freiburg
Dr. Alan Greaves Department ofAncient History,University ofLeeds
Prof. Jonathan M.Hall Department ofHistory,University ofChicago
Dr. Mogens Herman Hansen The Copenhagen Polis Centre
Prof. Miltiades Hatzopoulos Ethniko Idryma Ereynon,Athens
Prof. Bruno Helly Maison de l’Orient méditerranéen,Université Lumière Lyon 2
Dr. John Hind School ofHistory,University ofLeeds
Dr. Barbara Hochschulz Seminar für Alte Geschichte,Westfälische Wilhelms-
Universität,Münster
Dr. Antony G.Keen Department ofClassics,Royal Holloway College,University of
London
Dr. AdamL⁄ aitar Department ofPapyrology,Warsaw University
Prof. Ronald P.Legon Department ofHistory,University ofBaltimore,Md.
Prof. Louisa Loukopoulou Ethniko Idryma Ereynon,Athens
Dr. Gérard Lucas Maison de l’Orient méditerranéen,Université Lumière Lyon 2
Prof. Dr.Franz Georg Maier Forschungsprojekt Paphos,Universität Zürich
Prof. Stephen Mitchell Department of Classics and Ancient History,University of
Wales,Swansea
Dr. Catherine Morgan Department of Archaeology, King’s College, University of
London