The dance of the islands : insularity, networks, the Athenian empire, and the Aegean world / Christy Constantakopoulou.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Constantakopoulou, Christy, 1972-

Series:

Oxford classical monographs.

Oxford classical monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aegean Islands (Greece and Turkey)--History.

Aegean Islands (Greece and Turkey).

Aegean Islands (Greece and Turkey)--Historical geography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 330 pages) : maps, plans

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A study of the history of the Aegean islands and changing concepts of insularity, with particular emphasis on the fifth century BC. Island connectivity was expressed on many levels - Constantakopoulou investigates island interaction in the areas of religion and imperial politics in particular. - ;Christy Constantakopoulou examines the history of the Aegean islands and changing concepts of insularity, with particular emphasis on the fifth century BC. Islands are a prominent feature of the Aegean landscape, and this inevitably created a variety of different (and sometimes contradictory) percepti

Contents:

Contents; List of figures; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Religious networks in the archaic Aegean; 3. The Aegean islands as an imperial network: the fifth century and the Athenian empire; 4. Islands and imperialism; 5. The island of Athens; 6. The smaller picture: mini island networks; 7. Beyond insularity: islands and their peraiai; Conclusion; Appendix: Island entries in the Athenian Tribute Quota Lists; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-161545-5

0-19-959117-2

1-281-14951-9

9786611149512

0-19-152706-8

1-4356-0987-5

OCLC:

437096227