The Oxford History of the Archaic Greek World: Volume III: Cumae to Cyprus

The Oxford History of the Archaic Greek World Volume III: Cumae to Cyprus Edited by Paul Cartledge and Paul Christesen Oxford History of the Archaic Greek World Offers detailed studies by world-renowned experts of key sites from across the Greek world Illuminates a crucial period in ancient Greek history Expands learning about ancient Greek sites beyond Athens and SpartaDescription The ancient Greek world consisted of approximately 1,000 autonomous polities scattered across the Mediterranean basin and was remarkable for both its diversity and its uniformity. As Greeks dispersed throughout the Mediterranean, the different environmental and human ecosystems they encountered created important differences among widely scattered settlements: each Greek community developed its own unique set of socio-political institutions and social practices. Nonetheless, despite their dispersal and diversity, Greek communities were bound together by a network of commercial, cultural, diplomatic, and military ties and shared important commonalities, most notably language and religion.The Oxford History of the Archaic Greek World, a collaborative effort by more than forty eminent scholars, offers twenty-one detailed and comprehensive studies of key sites from across the Greek world in the period between c. 750 and c. 480 BCE. During that period, Greeks confronted a series of demographic, political, social, and economic challenges and generated an array of responses that transformed the ways in which they lived, worked, and interacted. Much of what is now seen as distinctive about Greek culture—such as democracy, stone temples, and nude athletics—first developed during the Archaic period.The series is organized alphabetically by polis. Volume III contains detailed and up-to-date studies of Cumae and Pithecusae, The Cyclades, and Cyprus. Together with the other volumes in the series, the Oxford History of the Archaic Greek World offers a new and unique resource for the study of ancient Greece that will transform how we understand a crucial era in antiquity.Table of Contents Series Editors’ Preface Acknowledgments Contributors Note to the Reader Chapter 1: Cumae and Pithecusae Matteo D’Acunto List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Sources 1.3 Natural Setting 1,4 Material Culture 1.5A Political and Diplomatic History: Pithecusae 1.5B Political and Diplomatic History: Cumae 1.6A Legal History: Pithecusae 1.6B Legal History: Cumae 1.7A Economic History: Pithecusae 1.7B Economic History: Cumae 1.8A Familial/Demographic History: Pithecusae 1.8B Familial/Demographic History: Cumae 1.9A Social Customs and Institutions: Pithecusae 1.9B Social Customs and Institutions: Cumae 1.10A Religious Customs and Institutions: Pithecusae 1.10B Religious Customs and Institutions: Cumae 1.11A Cultural History: Pithecusae 1.11B Cultural History: Cumae 1.12 Conclusion: Pithecusae and Cumae Guide to Further Reading Gazetteer Bibliography Chapter 2: The Cyclades Erica Angliker, Grégory Bonnin, Paul Christesen, Edward Henderson, Clayton Howard, Alex Karsten, Yannos Kourayos, and Alexandra Sfyroera List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations 2.1 General Introduction Section A: Naxos 2.2a Sources 2.3a Natural Setting 2,4a Material Culture 2.5a Political History 2.6a Legal History 2.7a Diplomatic History 2.8a Economic History 2.9a Demographic History 2.10a Social Customs 2.11a Religious Practices 2.12a Cultural History Section B: Paros 2.2b Sources 2.3b Natural Setting 2,4b Material Culture 2.5b Political History 2.6b Legal History 2.7b Diplomatic History 2.8b Economic History 2.9b Demography and Family History 2.10b Social Customs and Institutions 2.11b Religious Practices Section C: Delos 2.2c Sources 2.3v Natural Setting 2,4c Material Culture 2.5c Religious Customs and Institutions 2.6c Diplomatic History 2.7c Political History 2.8c Legal History 2.9c Economic History 2.10c Familial/Demographic History 2.11c Social Customs and Institutions 2.12c Cultural History 2.13 General Conclusion Guide to Further Reading Gazetteer Bibliography Chapter 3: Cyprus Anja Ulbrich List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Sources 3.3 Natural Setting 3.4 Material Culture 3.5 Diplomatic History 3.6 Political History 3.7 Legal History 3.8 Economic History 3.9 Familial/Demographic History 3.10 Social Customs and Institutions 3.11 Religious Customs and Institutions 3.12 Cultural History 3.13 General Conclusion Guide to Further Reading Gazetteer Bibliography IndexAuthor Information Edited by Paul Cartledge, A.G. Leventis Senior Research Fellow; Inaugural A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture emeritus, University of Cambridge, and Edited by Paul Christesen, William R. Kenan Professor of Ancient Greek History, Dartmouth CollegePaul Cartledge is A.G. Leventis Senior Research Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge and Inaugural A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture emeritus in the Faculty of Classics at the University of Cambridge. His most recent books are Democracy: A Life and Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece. Paul Christesen is William R. Kenan Professor of Ancient Greek History at Dartmouth College. He is the author of three books, including most recently A New Reading of the Damonon Stele (2019).Contributors: Erica Angliker Grégory Bonnin Paul Christesen Matteo D’Acunto Edward Henderson Clayton Howard Alex Karsten Yannos Kourayos Alexandra Sfyroera Anja Ulbrich