Elis : internal politics and external policy in ancient Greece / Graeme Bourke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bourke, Graeme, author.

Series:

Cities of the ancient world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elis (Extinct city)--History.

Elis (Extinct city).

Elis (Extinct city)--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Greece--Elis (Extinct city).

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 247 pages ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Internal politics and external policy in ancient Greece

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.

Summary:

"Elis examines the city of Elis from its earliest history, through the Archaic period and the Classical period where it reached its zenith, to its decline in the Hellenistic, Roman and later periods. Through examining this prominent city-state, its role in contemporary politics and the place of Olympia in its territory, Graeme Bourke allows the reader to explore broader issues, such as the relationship between the Spartans and their various allies, often collectively referred to as 'the Peloponnesian League', the connection between political structures and Panhellenic sanctuaries, and the network of relationships between various ancient sanctuaries throughout the Greek-speaking world. The volume, which makes available in English for the first time much of the debate about the city, provides a valuable resource for students and academics studying the city of Elis, the Peloponnese and the relationships within it, and pre-Hellenistic Greece as a whole."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The land and its people

Communities and sanctuaries

The question of Pisa

Archaic political events

Synoikism and democracy

External relations in the archaic and early classical periods

Between the Arkhidamian and Dekeleian Wars

The Eleian War

The early fourth century BC

The middle fourth century BC

A new context, 338-222 BC

Resistance and subjection, 221-146 BC

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415749572

0415749573

OCLC:

966666800