From Homer to Solon

Johannes C. Bernhardt, PhD 2012 at the University of Freiburg, is an ancient historian and digital manager at Baden State Museum Karlsruhe. He has published on Hellenistic history and museum studies, including Die Jüdische Revolution (De Gruyter, 2018).Mirko Canevaro is Professor of Greek History at the University of Edinburgh. He has published extensively on the history of the Greek polis, particularly on Demosthenes and Athens (OUP 2013, De Gruyter 2016) and Aristotle’s Politics (L’Erma di Bretschneider 2014, 2022).Contributors are: John Bintliff, Alain Duplouy, Edward M. Harris, Lars Hübner, Tanja Itgenshorst, David M. Lewis, Jan B. Meister, Sebastian Scharff, Gunnar Seelentag, James Taylor, Sara Zanovello, Peter Zeller.

"Overall, this volume offers an interesting showcase of recent work on the archaic period. Those interested in long-running problems in archaic history will find some new ideas to explore, while those delving into these topics for the first time will find a rich introduction to important debates." Evan Vance in BMCR (2023.03.14)

• PrefaceNotes on ContributorsIntroductionJohannes C. Bernhardt and Mirko CanevaroPart 1 Approaching Early Archaic Greece1 Archaeological Approaches to the Archaic EraJohn Bintliff2 A Comparative Approach: Early Archaic Greece and Medieval IcelandPeter Zeller3 The Homeric Roots of HelotageDavid M. Lewis4 Homer and the Vocabulary of ManumissionSara Zanovello5 ‘Bought, Not Wed!’ Hesiod and the Aristocratic ‘Peasants’Jan B. MeisterPart 2 Citizens and City-States6 Hippotrophia as Citizen Behaviour in Archaic GreeceAlain Duplouy7 Putting the Citizen in the Citizen-State: Participating in the Early Cretan polisGunnar Seelentag8 Inside and Outside the Community: The Role of Political Thinking in the ‘Rise of the Polis’Tanja Itgenshorst9 What Are Early Greek Laws About? Substance and Procedure in Archaic Statutes, c. 650–450 BCEdward M. Harris and David M. LewisPart 3 Leaders and Reformers10 Against the Rules: The ‘Plurality of Oikists’ and New Perspectives on Greek ‘Colonisation’Sebastian Scharff11 Turannoi in Archaic Greece: A New Phenomenon or a New Name for an Old Phenomenon?James Taylor12 Tyrannical und Civic Reception of Homer—A Source ProblemLars Hübner13 Social Mobility vs. Societal Stability: Once Again on the Aims and Meaning of Solon’s ReformsMirko Canevaro14 A Failed Tyrant? Solon’s Place in Athenian HistoryJohannes C. BernhardtConcluding Remarks: Archaic Greece and the Consciousness of CommunityJohannes C. BernhardtIndex LocorumIndex of Names and Places