Polis Histories, Collective Memories and the Greek World

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ISBN-10:

1316644731

ISBN-13:

9781316644737

Author(s): Thomas, Rosalind
Edition: New
Released: Jun 23, 2022
Format: Paperback, 504 pages
Related ISBN: 9781107193581

Description:

Product Description
Greek 'local histories', better called polis and island histories, have usually been seen as the poor relation of mainstream 'great' Greek historiography, and yet they were demonstrably popular and extremely numerous from the late Classical period into the Hellenistic. The extensive fragments and testimonia were collected by Felix Jacoby and have been supplemented since with recent finds and inscriptions. Yet while the Athenian histories have received considerable attention, those of other cities have not: this is the first book to consider the polis and island histories as a whole, and as an important cultural and political phenomenon. It challenges the common label of 'antiquarianism' and argues that their role in helping to create 'imagined communities' must be seen partly as a response to fragile and changing status in a changing and expanding Greek world. Important themes are discussed alongside case studies of particular places (including Samos, Miletus, Erythrai, Megara, Athens).
Review
‘… a vital addition to the canon of ancient Greek historical prose and essential reading for all scholars.’ J. Tucci, Choice\n‘An important read for those studying Classical Antiquity, this may also be of interest to those interested in military history, for the insights it gives into how usually suspect works such as local histories can be used with profit.’ Albert Nofi, The NYMAS Review
Book Description
Re-assesses the phenomenon of Greek 'local history-writing' and its role in creating political and cultural identity in a changing world.
About the Author
Rosalind Thomas is Professor of Greek History at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Balliol College. Her publications include Oral Tradition and Written Record in Classical Athens (Cambridge, 1989), Literacy and Orality in Ancient Greece (Cambridge, 1992), and Herodotus in Context (Cambridge, 2000).

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