Archaic Times to the End of the Peloponnesian War (Translated Documents of Greece and Rome, Series Number 1)

The first volume is devoted to the period which begins with the era of Greek colonization and ends with the close of the Peloponnesian War in 404 B. C. Charles Fornara has gathered together material compiled from inscriptions, ancient encyclopedias, scholia, and similar sources. The material, much of it translated by him for the first time, covers not only events of national significance - wars and treaties, the founding of towns and colonies, the dedication of temples - but also presents such records of daily life as ration lists, wine trade regulations, inventories of treasure, drinking songs, and financial records. The documents are accompanied by a brief commentary, which is basically intended to clarify obscurities in the text. An extensive glossary and indexes explain obscure terms of Greek social and governmental structure and permit detailed prosopographical analysis. This 1983 book will be welcomed by students and teachers of ancient history. Frontmatter 1 SERIES EDITORS' INTRODUCTION 5 Contents 11 Preface to the second edition 17 Volume Editor's introduction 19 Abbreviations 25 Translated Documents 27 1 Ancient chronology 27 2 The date of Lykourgos of Sparta 30 3 The establishment of the Olympic Games 31 4 Pheidon of Argos 32 5 The foundation of Naxos and Megara in Sicily 34 6 The foundation of Croton 34 7 The Lelantine War 35 8 The use of the word tyrant 37 9 The foundation of Tarentum by the Partheniai of Sparta 37 10 Orthagoras, Tyrant of Sicyon 39 11 Law of the city of Dreros (Crete) 40 12 Tyrtaeus of Sparta, the Messenian Wars, and the Great Rhetra 40 13 Spartan treatment of helots 43 14 Memorial to a Locrian proxenos at Corcyra 44 15 Drakon's law on homicide 44 16 The First Sacred War 46 17 Battos, the founder of Cyrene 47 18 The foundation of Cyrene 48 19 Law from Chios 50 20 Gravestone of Phanodikos of Prokonnesos 51 21 Epitaph of the Corinthians who died at Salamis 51 22 The Athenian naukrariai 52 23 The Athenian archon list 53 24 Greek mercenaries in Egyptian service 54 25 Alliance between Elis and Heraia in Western Arcadia 55 26 The establishment of the Panathenaic festival 55 27 Spartan treaty with Tegea 56 28 Kroisos' gifts to the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus 57 29 Treaty between Sybaris and the Serdaioi 57 30 The wives of Hippias and Hipparchos, the sons of Peisistratos of Athens 58 31 The nature of Peisistratos' rule 59 32 Polykrates, Tyrant of Samos 59 33 Law from a Locrian community settling new territory 60 34 A list of Dareios' subjects 62 35 Letter of Dareios 63 36 An Argive rule about the use of sacred treasures 63 37 Dedication of Peisistratos son of Hippias 64 38 A Spartan dedication 64 39 The liberation of Athens 65 40 The rebuilding of the Temple at Delphi by the Alkmeonidai 66 41 Ostracism at Athens 67 42 Epigrams celebrating an Athenian victory over Boeotia and Chalcis 70 43 Dedication of the Athenian portico at Delphi 71 44 Athenian klerouchy at Salamis 71 45 Rations for Ionian mothers working at Persepolis 72 46 An Ionian contractor at Persepolis 73 47 Law of the Eastern (Hypocnemidian) Locrians about their colony at Naupactus 73 48 The Persian cavalry at Marathon 75 49 Dedication of Kallimachos 76 50 Athenian thank-offering for Marathon 76 51 Athenian epigrams on the Persian Wars 77 52 The Greek embassy to Gelon 78 53 A supplication by Corinthian women during Xerxes'war 79 54 Gelon's thank-offering for the victory at Himera 79 55 The decree of Themistokles 79 56 Contribution of the Naxians to the war effort against the Persians 82 57 Oath of the Athenians taken before the Battle of Plataea 82 58 The number of the Athenian dead at Plataea 83 59 Greek thank-offering for victory in the Persian War 84 60 Megarian memorial of the Persian War 84 61 Pausanias, regent of Sparta, and his actions after the victory at Plataea 85 62 Attempts at colonizing Ennea Hodoi in Thrace 87 63 Regulations of the Teians 88 64 Hieron's thank-offering for the victory at Cumae 89 65 Themistokles' ostracism and flight to Persia 90 66 Political expulsions from Miletus 91 67 The Messenian Revolt 92 68 Athenian relations with Phaselis 94 69 The ban against Arthmios of Zeleia 94 70 A Halicarnassian law concerning disputed property 95 71 Regulations imposed by the Athenians on Erythrae 96 72 Egypt rebels from Persia 99 73 Spartan aid to Thebes 100 74 Perikles' oratory 100 75 Athenian regulation of the Eleusinian Mysteries 102 76 Kimon's return from ostracism 103 77 Samians fight in Egypt 104 78 Casualty list of the Erechtheid tribe of Athens 104 79 The building of the Long Walls and the Middle Wall at Athens 105 80 Thank-offering by the Lacedaemonians for the victory at Tanagra 106 81 Alliance of Athens and Egesta 107 82 Athenian compact involving the Delphic Amphictyony or Phocis 108 83 Dedication of Athenian knights 108 84 Tolmides' circumnavigation of the Peloponnesus 109 85 The first tribute quota list of 454/3 B.C. 109 86 Limitation of Athenian citizenship 110 87 Treaty between Oianthia and Chaleion, and law of Chaleion 111 88 The civil laws of Gortyn 112 89 Relations between Argos, Cnossus, and Tylissos 114 90 Nemesis and the accounts of her temple in the Attic deme of Rhamnous 116 91 A victory of Selinus 117 92 Regulations for Miletus 118 93 Appointment of the priestess and building of the temple of Athena Nike 119 94 The financing of public expenditures through Athena's treasury 121 95 The Peace of Kallias 123 96 Aspasia 129 97 Athenian decree enforcing the use of Athenian coins, weights, and measures 131 98 Decree on the payment of tribute passed on the motion of Kleinias 133 99 An Athenian treaty with Colophon 135 100 The foundation of an Athenian colony at Brea 136 101 Memorial for Pythion of Megara 138 102 Athenian regulations for Eretria (?) 138 103 Athenian regulations for Chalcis 139 104 The bribery of Pleistoanax and Kleandridas of Sparta 141 105 Andocides the orator and his forebears 141 106 The establishment of a board of Eleusinian superintendents 142 107 Extracts from Pseudo-Xenophon 143 108 The foundation of Thurii 149 109 The ostracism of Thoukydides son of Melesias 150 110 The board of Athenian generals at Samos 152 111 Athenian restrictions against comedy 152 112 Victory of Tarentum over Thurii 153 113 Expenses of the Samian War 153 114 Accounts of Pheidias' gold-and-ivory statue of Athena 154 115 Athenian treaty with Samos 155 116 Attacks against Pheidias, Anaxagoras, and Aspasia 156 117 Work on the Athenian water supply 157 118 The cost and construction of the Propylaia 158 119 Financial decrees moved by Kallias 160 120 Building accounts of the Parthenon 162 121 Accounts of the Delian temples when Delos was under Athenian control 164 122 The murder of Anthemokritos and the decree of Charinos 165 123 The Megarian decree or decrees 166 124 Athenian alliance with Rhegium 167 125 Athenian alliance with Leontini 168 126 Expenses of the Athenian squadrons sent to Corcyra 169 127 The invasion of Attica 169 128 Athenian relations with Methone and Macedon 170 129 Resettlement of Potidaea 172 130 The fining and reinstatement of the Athenian general Phormion 173 131 Kleon and the knights 173 132 Contributions to the Spartan war fund 174 133 Appointment of tribute collectors 175 134 Loans to the Athenian state from the treasury of Athena Polias 176 135 Thank-offering of the Messenians and Naupactians 179 136 Reassessment of the tribute of the Athenian Empire 180 137 An agreement between Andros and Delphi 184 138 Athens honors Herakleides for help in concluding a treaty with the King of Persia 185 139 Payment to the priestess of Athena Nike 186 140 Athenian decree regulating the offering of first-fruits at Eleusis 186 141 Inventory of the treasures in the Parthenon 189 142 Athenian tribute quota list 190 143 Inventory of treasures in the Hekatompedon 191 144 Payments from Athena's treasury for public purposes 192 145 Ostracism and death of Hyperbolos 194 146 Decrees relating to the Sicilian Expedition 195 147 Confiscation of the property of Athenians convicted of sacrilege 196 148 The Athenian commissioners of 411 B.C. 202 149 A decree passed by the oligarchy in Athens 202 150 Expenditures of the treasurers of Athena under the oligarchy 203 151 The trial of Antiphon 204 152 Eretria revolts from Athens 205 153 Two laws offering rewards for information regarding plots against the government at Thasos 205 154 Expenditures of the treasurers of Athena 207 155 Phrynichos' assassins honored 209 156 Athens honors Neapolis in Thrace 211 157 A contract for the ransoming of prisoners of war 213 158 Expenditures of the treasurers of Athena 214 159 The date of Alkibiades' return to Athens 216 160 Athens honors Oiniades 217 161 Athens orders the building and manning of ships and honors Archelaos (?) of Macedon 218 162 Athens ratifies a treaty with Selymbria 219 163 Athenian treaty with the Clazomenians at Daphnus 220 164 The Athenian military and financial emergency of 407/6 B.C. 220 165 Athens and Carthage 221 166 Athens honors the Samians 222 167 The influx of gold and silver into Sparta 224 168 Lysandros' treatment of conquered cities 224 169 Laws regulating the wine trade at Thasos 225 170 The rule of the Ten in Athens 226 Appendices 227 I Athenian Archons 500--403 B.C. 227 II Athenian demes 228 III Glossary 229 Indices 243 9780521299466 Translated Documents of Greece and Rome (No. 1) Frontmatter......Page 1 SERIES EDITORS' INTRODUCTION......Page 5 Contents......Page 11 Preface to the second edition......Page 17 Volume Editor's introduction......Page 19 Abbreviations......Page 25 1 Ancient chronology......Page 27 2 The date of Lykourgos of Sparta......Page 30 3 The establishment of the Olympic Games......Page 31 4 Pheidon of Argos......Page 32 6 The foundation of Croton......Page 34 7 The Lelantine War......Page 35 9 The foundation of Tarentum by the Partheniai of Sparta......Page 37 10 Orthagoras, Tyrant of Sicyon......Page 39 12 Tyrtaeus of Sparta, the Messenian Wars, and the Great Rhetra......Page 40 13 Spartan treatment of helots......Page 43 15 Drakon's law on homicide......Page 44 16 The First Sacred War......Page 46 17 Battos, the founder of Cyrene......Page 47 18 The foundation of Cyrene......Page 48 19 Law from Chios......Page 50 21 Epitaph of the Corinthians who died at Salamis......Page 51 22 The Athenian naukrariai......Page 52 23 The Athenian archon list......Page 53 24 Greek mercenaries in Egyptian service......Page 54 26 The establishment of the Panathenaic festival......Page 55 27 Spartan treaty with Tegea......Page 56 29 Treaty between Sybaris and the Serdaioi......Page 57 30 The wives of Hippias and Hipparchos, the sons of Peisistratos of Athens......Page 58 32 Polykrates, Tyrant of Samos......Page 59 33 Law from a Locrian community settling new territory......Page 60 34 A list of Dareios' subjects......Page 62 36 An Argive rule about the use of sacred treasures......Page 63 38 A Spartan dedication......Page 64 39 The liberation of Athens......Page 65 40 The rebuilding of the Temple at Delphi by the Alkmeonidai......Page 66 41 Ostracism at Athens......Page 67 42 Epigrams celebrating an Athenian victory over Boeotia and Chalcis......Page 70 44 Athenian klerouchy at Salamis......Page 71 45 Rations for Ionian mothers working at Persepolis......Page 72 47 Law of the Eastern (Hypocnemidian) Locrians about their colony at Naupactus......Page 73 48 The Persian cavalry at Marathon......Page 75 50 Athenian thank-offering for Marathon......Page 76 51 Athenian epigrams on the Persian Wars......Page 77 52 The Greek embassy to Gelon......Page 78 55 The decree of Themistokles......Page 79 57 Oath of the Athenians taken before the Battle of Plataea......Page 82 58 The number of the Athenian dead at Plataea......Page 83 60 Megarian memorial of the Persian War......Page 84 61 Pausanias, regent of Sparta, and his actions after the victory at Plataea......Page 85 62 Attempts at colonizing Ennea Hodoi in Thrace......Page 87 63 Regulations of the Teians......Page 88 64 Hieron's thank-offering for the victory at Cumae......Page 89 65 Themistokles' ostracism and flight to Persia......Page 90 66 Political expulsions from Miletus......Page 91 67 The Messenian Revolt......Page 92 69 The ban against Arthmios of Zeleia......Page 94 70 A Halicarnassian law concerning disputed property......Page 95 71 Regulations imposed by the Athenians on Erythrae......Page 96 72 Egypt rebels from Persia......Page 99 74 Perikles' oratory......Page 100 75 Athenian regulation of the Eleusinian Mysteries......Page 102 76 Kimon's return from ostracism......Page 103 78 Casualty list of the Erechtheid tribe of Athens......Page 104 79 The building of the Long Walls and the Middle Wall at Athens......Page 105 80 Thank-offering by the Lacedaemonians for the victory at Tanagra......Page 106 81 Alliance of Athens and Egesta......Page 107 83 Dedication of Athenian knights......Page 108 85 The first tribute quota list of 454/3 B.C.......Page 109 86 Limitation of Athenian citizenship......Page 110 87 Treaty between Oianthia and Chaleion, and law of Chaleion......Page 111 88 The civil laws of Gortyn......Page 112 89 Relations between Argos, Cnossus, and Tylissos......Page 114 90 Nemesis and the accounts of her temple in the Attic deme of Rhamnous......Page 116 91 A victory of Selinus......Page 117 92 Regulations for Miletus......Page 118 93 Appointment of the priestess and building of the temple of Athena Nike......Page 119 94 The financing of public expenditures through Athena's treasury......Page 121 95 The Peace of Kallias......Page 123 96 Aspasia......Page 129 97 Athenian decree enforcing the use of Athenian coins, weights, and measures......Page 131 98 Decree on the payment of tribute passed on the motion of Kleinias......Page 133 99 An Athenian treaty with Colophon......Page 135 100 The foundation of an Athenian colony at Brea......Page 136 102 Athenian regulations for Eretria (?)......Page 138 103 Athenian regulations for Chalcis......Page 139 105 Andocides the orator and his forebears......Page 141 106 The establishment of a board of Eleusinian superintendents......Page 142 107 Extracts from Pseudo-Xenophon......Page 143 108 The foundation of Thurii......Page 149 109 The ostracism of Thoukydides son of Melesias......Page 150 111 Athenian restrictions against comedy......Page 152 113 Expenses of the Samian War......Page 153 114 Accounts of Pheidias' gold-and-ivory statue of Athena......Page 154 115 Athenian treaty with Samos......Page 155 116 Attacks against Pheidias, Anaxagoras, and Aspasia......Page 156 117 Work on the Athenian water supply......Page 157 118 The cost and construction of the Propylaia......Page 158 119 Financial decrees moved by Kallias......Page 160 120 Building accounts of the Parthenon......Page 162 121 Accounts of the Delian temples when Delos was under Athenian control......Page 164 122 The murder of Anthemokritos and the decree of Charinos......Page 165 123 The Megarian decree or decrees......Page 166 124 Athenian alliance with Rhegium......Page 167 125 Athenian alliance with Leontini......Page 168 127 The invasion of Attica......Page 169 128 Athenian relations with Methone and Macedon......Page 170 129 Resettlement of Potidaea......Page 172 131 Kleon and the knights......Page 173 132 Contributions to the Spartan war fund......Page 174 133 Appointment of tribute collectors......Page 175 134 Loans to the Athenian state from the treasury of Athena Polias......Page 176 135 Thank-offering of the Messenians and Naupactians......Page 179 136 Reassessment of the tribute of the Athenian Empire......Page 180 137 An agreement between Andros and Delphi......Page 184 138 Athens honors Herakleides for help in concluding a treaty with the King of Persia......Page 185 140 Athenian decree regulating the offering of first-fruits at Eleusis......Page 186 141 Inventory of the treasures in the Parthenon......Page 189 142 Athenian tribute quota list......Page 190 143 Inventory of treasures in the Hekatompedon......Page 191 144 Payments from Athena's treasury for public purposes......Page 192 145 Ostracism and death of Hyperbolos......Page 194 146 Decrees relating to the Sicilian Expedition......Page 195 147 Confiscation of the property of Athenians convicted of sacrilege......Page 196 149 A decree passed by the oligarchy in Athens......Page 202 150 Expenditures of the treasurers of Athena under the oligarchy......Page 203 151 The trial of Antiphon......Page 204 153 Two laws offering rewards for information regarding plots against the government at Thasos......Page 205 154 Expenditures of the treasurers of Athena......Page 207 155 Phrynichos' assassins honored......Page 209 156 Athens honors Neapolis in Thrace......Page 211 157 A contract for the ransoming of prisoners of war......Page 213 158 Expenditures of the treasurers of Athena......Page 214 159 The date of Alkibiades' return to Athens......Page 216 160 Athens honors Oiniades......Page 217 161 Athens orders the building and manning of ships and honors Archelaos (?) of Macedon......Page 218 162 Athens ratifies a treaty with Selymbria......Page 219 164 The Athenian military and financial emergency of 407/6 B.C.......Page 220 165 Athens and Carthage......Page 221 166 Athens honors the Samians......Page 222 168 Lysandros' treatment of conquered cities......Page 224 169 Laws regulating the wine trade at Thasos......Page 225 170 The rule of the Ten in Athens......Page 226 I Athenian Archons 500--403 B.C.......Page 227 II Athenian demes......Page 228 III Glossary......Page 229 Indices......Page 243 The Volume Is Devoted To The Period Which Begins With The Era Of Greek Colonization And Ends With The Close Of The Peloponnesian War In 404 B. C. Charles Fornara Has Gathered Together Material Compiled From Inscriptions, Ancient Encyclopedias, Scholia, And Similar Sources. The Material, Much Of It Translated By Him For The First Time, Covers Not Only Events Of National Significance - Wars And Treaties, The Founding Of Towns And Colonies, The Dedication Of Temples - But Also Presents Such Records Of Daily Life As Ration Lists, Wine Trade Regulations, Inventories Of Treasure, Drinking Songs, And Financial Records. The Documents Are Accompanied By A Brief Commentary, Which Is Basically Intended To Clarify Obscurities In The Text. An Extensive Glossary And Indexes Explain Obscure Terms Of Greek Social And Governmental Structure And Permit Detailed Prosopographical Analysis. This Book Will Be Welcomed By Students And Teachers Of Ancient History. Edited And Translated By Charles W. Fornara. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.