Under the Puppet Ruler

Athens After Empire ◽

10.1093/oso/9780190633981.003.0003 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 29-52

Author(s):

Ian Worthington

Keyword(s):

Hellenistic Period ◽

Senior Staff ◽

Restrictive Legislation ◽

Of Greece

This chapter discusses Athens in the early Hellenistic period, especially when subject to the rule of Demetrius of Phalerum. Alexander’s death also sparked the Wars of the Successors as his senior staff carved up his empire among themselves, but then went to war for even more territory. Athens was involved in these wars, especially when Antipater’s son Cassander won control of Greece, and established a puppet ruler in Athens by name of Demetrius of Phalerum. For ten years Athens was subject to Demetrius’ absolute rule. He introduced restrictive legislation including sumptuary laws, but he did allow Athenian culture, especially drama and philosophy, to flourish, as he himself was an intellectual. The Wars of the Successors eventually led to the execution of the surviving members of the Argead dynasty (Alexander the Great’s half-brother Philip III and Alexander’s son Alexander IV), and eventually also to the toppling of Demetrius of Phalerum by Demetrius Poliorcetes. But Athens was simply exchanging one Macedonian master for another.

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Individualism and collectivism in Greek philosophy during the early Hellenistic period

ΣΧΟΛΗ. Ancient Philosophy and the Classical Tradition ◽

10.25205/1995-4328-2022-16-1-100-112 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 100-112

Author(s):

Vladimir Brovkin ◽

Keyword(s):

Historical Development ◽

Hellenistic Period ◽

Greek Philosophy ◽

Individualism And Collectivism ◽

Strong Position ◽

Of Greece

It has been found that despite the spread of individualism in the philosophical teachings of early Hellenism, the collectivist component not only did not disappear, but also retained a strong position. Most philosophical teachings were characterized by the coexistence of both tendencies. This is clearly visible in Epicurus, the early Stoics, Anniceris, the Peripatetics and the Academicians. It has also been found that this feature of Greek philosophy was closely connected with the socio-historical development of Greece during the period of early Hellenism. The crisis of the polis system and the formation of Hellenistic monarchies contributed to the strengthening of individualism. The persistence of the tendency toward collectivism was a consequence of the viability of the polis system and the foundation of numerous Greek polities in Hellenistic monarchies.

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The Diffusion of Roman Names and Naming Practices in Greek Poleis (2nd c. BC–3rd c. AD)

Changing Names ◽

10.5871/bacad/9780197266540.003.0010 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 217-236 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jean-Sébastien Balzat

Keyword(s):

Asia Minor ◽

Hellenistic Period ◽

Political Value ◽

To Receive ◽

Of Greece ◽

The Way ◽

Naming Practices

A survey of the epigraphic material of Greece and Asia Minor shows that the adoption of Roman names by locals was a negligible feature of the onomastics of the Late Hellenistic poleis, whereas, from Caesar’s dictatorship onwards, the spread of Roman citizenship to provincials triggered an unprecedented diffusion of Roman names. This article aims at revealing the main differences in the way citizens of the poleis adopted Roman names and naming practices between these two periods. The question arises whether the onomastic situation of the Late Hellenistic period has to be interpreted as a sign of resistance towards Rome. With the Empire citizens of the poleis began to receive tria nomina upon the grant of Roman citizenship, and Roman names acquired a new socio-political value. It will be shown that this opened the door to wider Roman influence on local naming practices, so that by the beginning of the 2nd c. AD the onomastic landscape of many poleis had been profoundly transformed.

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Water resourses management and natural environment changes in ancient Pleurona, Greece

Water Science & Technology Water Supply ◽

10.2166/ws.2013.099 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 590-598 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

M. Diamanti ◽

I. Kalavrouziotis

Keyword(s):

Water Resources ◽

Water Supply ◽

Natural Environment ◽

Best Practice ◽

Environmental Changes ◽

Hellenistic Period ◽

Geomorphological Changes ◽

The City ◽

And Storage ◽

Of Greece

The site of New Pleurona, a well fortified city of the Hellenistic period, is located in the western part of Greece. Archaeological and geophysical evidence indicates that the city, during its existence, was connected to the sea. The geomorphological changes are linked to the delta's progression of the two neighboring rivers, Acheloos and Evinos. In addition to the city's impressive fortifications, Pleurona had an extensive network of water supply and storage, including one of the most impressive cisterns of the ancient world. The case of Plevrona can be viewed as an example of adapting a city's needs through environmental changes and as a best practice in the use of its water resources.

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Patmos

A Guide to Biblical Sites in Greece and Turkey ◽

10.1093/oso/9780195139174.003.0019 ◽

2003 ◽

Author(s):

Clyde E. Fant ◽

Mitchell G. Reddish

Keyword(s):

Aegean Sea ◽

Small Island ◽

Hellenistic Period ◽

Ancient History ◽

Book Of Revelation ◽

On This Island ◽

The New Testament ◽

The City ◽

Of Greece ◽

Greek Island

Famous for being the location for the writing of the book of Revelation (the Apocalypse), the island of Patmos is a jewel in the Aegean. This small island combines the charm and beauty of a typical Greek island with the tranquility and reverence of a sacred space. Visitors today might very well wish that they, like John, could be sentenced to exile on this island so rich with tradition, faith, and wonder. The northernmost island of the Dodecanese Islands (part of the Southern Sporades chain) in the Aegean Sea, Patmos, a part of the country of Greece, is 22 miles southwest of the island of Samos and about 38 miles from ancient Miletus on the mainland of Turkey. Patmos is a small, mountainous island, about 7 miles long and 3 miles wide, with a ragged coastline. The island has two narrow isthmuses that divide it into three parts. Primarily known for its association with the author of the New Testament book of Revelation, the island today displays the charm of a typical Greek island. The three main towns or villages on the island are Hora, Skala, and Kambos. Patmos is mentioned only briefly by ancient writers (Thucydides, Strabo, Pliny the Elder, and Tacitus), and little is known of its ancient history. The island was settled by the Dorians and later by the Ionians. Ancient ruins on the island attest to the inhabitation of the island during the Hellenistic period, a time when Patmos, along with the islands of Lipsos and Leros, belonged to the territory controlled by Miletus. These islands served as “buffer” islands, guarding and protecting the city of Miletus. Inscriptions from the island provide evidence of a temple of Artemis and a gymnasium on the island. Information about Patmos during the Roman period is scarce. Christian tradition, based on Revelation 1:9, claims Patmos as the site where John was exiled at the end of the 1st century C.E. by the Roman emperor Domitian. Whereas the Roman historian Tacitus does name three other islands in the Aegean (Donusa, Gyarus, and Amorgus) as islands where the Romans exiled or banished political prisoners, Patmos is never mentioned by ancient writers as a place of punishment.

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The Past Sets the Context for the Present

Greek and Roman Musical Studies ◽

10.1163/22129758-bja10012 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 230-253

Author(s):

Angela Cinalli

Keyword(s):

Social Identity ◽

Driving Force ◽

Lyric Poetry ◽

Hellenistic Period ◽

Poetic Tradition ◽

The Past ◽

Musical Structures ◽

Ancient Times ◽

Of Greece

Abstract This contribution examines musical and poetic tradition, in so far as it influenced the culture and society of the Hellenistic period. Epigraphy attests to the recollection of traditional heritage as one driving force for public-at-large performances. Extra-agonistic and agonistic performances pursued by the so-called poeti vaganti, travelling all over the cultural centres of Greece chasing fame and rewards, attest to different ways to preserve the legacy of musical and poetic tradition, by lingering on it or re-modulating its facies. Re-performing ancient times, through selections of dramas and lyric poetry, and demonstrating the musical structures and poetic ways of former days, had the purpose of strengthening social identity and reinvigorating communal knowledge. Inscriptions allow us to envisage the nuances and potentialities of these thoughtful revivals, highlighting the ways this concept could shift with time, context, and place.

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