The Oxford history of the archaic Greek world. Volume II, Athens and Attica / Robin Osborne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Osborne, Robin, 1957- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greece--Civilization--To 146 B.C.

Greece.

Attikē (Greece)--History--To 1500.

Attikē (Greece).

Athens (Greece)--History--To 1500.

Athens (Greece).

Greece--History--To 146 B.C.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (408 pages)

Other Title:

History of the archaic Greek world

Archaic Greek world

Athens and Attica

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Summary:

For all that the monuments of classical Athens - the Parthenon and its sculptures above all - are best known, it is frequently the sculpture and pottery of earlier Athens (800-500 BCE) that grabs the attention of museum visitors. This book provides a comprehensive guide to what we know about the archaeology, artefacts, and history of archaic Athens. Author Robin Osborne offers a clear and well-illustrated description of all aspects of Athenian art, archaeology, and history, and demonstrates how the different stories that we tell about Athenian pots, sculpture, law, politics and culture all fit together.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of Illustrations

List of Abbreviations

A Note on Chronology

Spelling Divergences

Acknowledgments

Note to the Reader

Editors' Preface

1. Introduction

2. Sources

2.1 Archaeological Evidence: A Brief History of Excavations in Athens and Attica

2.2 Textual Sources

2.2.1 Epigraphic Sources from Archaic Athens

2.2.2 Literary Sources

2.2.2.1 Literary Sources from Archaic Athens

2.2.2.2 Literary Sources about Archaic Athens

3. Natural Setting

3.1 Geography and Geology

3.2 Vegetation and Climate

4. Material Culture

4.1 Settlement Pattern

4.1.1 The Late Bronze Age through the End of the Eighth Century

4.1.1.1 The Literary Tradition

4.1.1.2 The Archaeological Evidence

4.1.1.3 Overview

4.1.2 The Seventh and Sixth Centuries

4.1.2.1 The Archaeological Evidence

4.1.2.2 The Evidence of the Kleisthenic Demes

4.1.2.3 Overview

4.2 Settlement Organization of Major Sites in Attica Outside of Athens

4.3 Settlement Organization of Athens

4.4 Burial Practices and How Those Evolved over Time

4.4.1 Before 800

4.4.2 The Eighth Century

4.4.3 The Seventh Century

4.4.4 The Later Seventh and Sixth Centuries

4.5 The History of Pottery

4.5.1 Athenian Pottery Before the Eighth Century

4.5.2 The Eighth Century

4.5.3 The Seventh Century

4.5.4 The Late Seventh and Sixth Centuries

4.5.5 The Early Fifth Century

5. Political History

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Structure of the Political System and Change over Time

5.2.1 The Athenian Political System in the Seventh Century

5.2.2 Solon's Reforms

5.2.3 The Peisistratids

5.2.4 The Kleisthenic Reforms

5.3 Subdivisions of the Citizen Body

6. Legal History

6.1 Drako

6.2 Solon

6.3 The Peisistratids

6.4 Kleisthenes and After.

7. Diplomatic History and External Relations

7.1 Relationships with Other Polities

7.1.1 The Sixth Century to the Fall of the Peisistratids

7.1.2 From the Fall of the Tyranny to 480

7.1.3 The Second Persian Invasion

7.2 Military Organization and Military Conflicts

7.3 Colonies

8. Economic History

8.1 Agriculture and Animal Husbandry

8.2 Natural Resources

8.3 Craft Production and Trade

8.4 Coinage

8.5 Taxation

9. Familial and Demographic History (Including Education)

9.1 Demography

9.2 Familial History

9.3 Education

10. Social Customs and Institutions

11. Religious Customs and Institutions

11.1 The Eighth Century

11.2 The Seventh Century

11.3 The Sixth Century

11.4 Kleisthenes and After

11.5 Gods, Heroes, and Festivals

12. Cultural History

12.1 Sculpture

12.1.1 The Beginnings of Sculpture in Attica

12.1.2 Kouroi and Korai

12.1.3 Other Stone Sculpture

12.1.4 Bronze Sculpture

12.2 Minor Arts

12.3 Athenian Literature

13. Conclusion: The History of Archaic Athens, Uniformity, and Diversity

13.1 The Story of Archaic Athens

13.2 Typical or Extraordinary, Athens in the World of the Archaic Greek City

Guide to Further Reading

Contributor Biography

Gazetteer

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 31, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Osborne, Robin The Oxford History of the Archaic Greek World, Volume II

ISBN:

9780197644454

0197644457

9780197644430

0197644430

9780197644447

0197644449