| Description |
1 online resource : text file, PDF |
| Series |
Cities of the Ancient World |
| Contents |
Elis- Front Cover; Elis; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; List of maps; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1: The land and its people; Ancient Eleia; The economy of the region; Epeians and Eleians; Aitolians and Aiolians; Notes; References; Chapter 2: Communities and sanctuaries; The site of the city of Elis during the Archaic period; The communities of Archaic Eleia; The cult sites of Archaic Eleia; Olympia and the wider world; Notes; References; Chapter 3: The question of Pisa; Pisa in the early texts and inscriptions |
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Mythology and historyThe significance of the ancient arguments; Notes; References; Chapter 4: Archaic political events; Archaic Peloponnesian chronology; Late Archaic Eleian chronology; The Omphalionids; Notes; References; Chapter 5: Synoikism and democracy; The administration of Olympia; The Eleian poleis before the synoikism; The nature of the synoikism; The constitution of the synoikised polis; Notes; References; Chapter 6: External relations to 422 bc; The Eleians and their allies; The Lakedaimonians and the sanctuary of Zeus Olympios; The Eleians and the Lakedaimonians |
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The Eleians and the KorinthiansThe Eleians in the Arkhidamian War; Notes; References; Chapter 7: Between the Arkhidamian and Dekeleian Wars; The dispute over Lepreon; The politics of the dispute over Lepreon; The exclusion of the Spartans from the Olympic festival; The battle of Mantineia and its consequences; Notes; References; Chapter 8: The Eleian War; The causes of the Eleian War; The course of the Eleian War; The peace settlement; Notes; References; Chapter 9: The early fourth century bc; The polis of the Eleians; The Triphylians; The former perioikoi of the Eleians; Olympia and Skillous |
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The Spartan hegemonyNotes; References; Chapter 10: The middle fourth century bc; The impact of the battle of Leuktra; The war between the Eleians and the Arkadians; The democratic revival; Notes; References; Chapter 11: A new context (338-222 bc); The Eleians and the Makedonians; The tyranny of Aristotimos; The Eleians and the Aitolians; Notes; References; Chapter 12: Resistance and subjection (221-146 bc); The Social War; Hellenistic Eleia; The Eleians and the Romans; Notes; References; Conclusion; Index |
| 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 |
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- Greece.
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Elis (Extinct city) -- History
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Elis (Extinct city) -- Politics and government
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| Subject |
Greece -- Elis (Extinct city)
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315225630 |
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1315225638 |
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