Politeia and Koinonia: Studies in Ancient Greek History in Honour of Josine Blok (Mnemosyne Supplements: History and Archaeology of Classical Antiquity, 471)

A scientific conversation about citizenship, participation in politics and beyond, as well as in historiography in honour of Josine Blok on the occasion of her retirement and the anniversary of the Network for the Study of Ancient Greek History . ‎Contents 6 ‎Preface 8 ‎Notes on Contributors 10 ‎Part 1. Citizenship 14 ‎Chapter 1. Was Sappho a Citizen? Social and Political Aspects of Sappho’s Poetry (Lardinois) 16 ‎Chapter 2. Early Greek Poetry, Social Mobility, and Solon’s Reforms (Węcowski) 42 ‎Chapter 3. Citizens as Drinkers? A Glimpse from the Countryside of the Archaic Argolid (Ekroth) 59 ‎Chapter 4. How (Not) to Be a Citizen: Subordination and Participation of the Perioikoi in Hellenistic Sparta (and Elsewhere) (Müller) 78 ‎Chapter 5. Citizenship as the City’s Revealing Mirror: Comparative Considerations on the Content and Historical Context of Citizenship in Athens and Rome (Buraselis) 102 ‎Part 2. Historiography 112 ‎Chapter 6. Herodotus, Thucydides, and the ‘Wheel of History’: Patterns of Historical Interpretation (Raaflaub) 114 ‎Chapter 7. Documenting the Past: Primary Sources in Fourth-Century Historiography (Luraghi) 139 ‎Chapter 8. Polis Patriotism and the Writing of Athenian History: Philochoros of Athens (Thomas) 154 ‎Chapter 9. Athens and the French Revolution (Murray) 170 ‎Part 3. Participation: Politics and Beyond 190 ‎Chapter 10. Lottery and Mixture in the Greek Polis (Malkin) 192 ‎Chapter 11. Elis and Pisatis: A Case Study in Political Participation (Gehrke) 201 ‎Chapter 12. Beyond the Limits of the Polis? Once Again on the Relations between Teos and Abdera (Giangiulio) 222 ‎Chapter 13. Tragedy, Tribes and the Civic Landscape in Classical Athens (de Polignac) 238 ‎Chapter 14. Without Dust (Heine Nielsen) 253 ‎Chapter 15. Women’s Work? Who Made Textiles in the Ancient Greek World? (Foxhall) 266 ‎Chapter 16. Xenokrateia the Athenian and Her Tailor-Made Divine Team (Pirenne-Delforge) 291 ‎Part 4. Valedictory Lecture 300 ‎Chapter 17. Sortition and Democracy (Blok) 302 ‎General Index 324 "Politeia and Koinonia are forms of government and citizenship, community and participation, from Sappho's social and political status to the economic and religious activity of women, from the reforms of Solon to the French Revolution. This book by leading scholars in ancient Greek history explores the most important aspects of Greek civilization and those that stirred the most our modern curiosity and our modern perceptions of Greek antiquity. The reason to organize this unique international exchange of ideas was to celebrate the outstanding scholarly achievement of Professor Josine Blok on the occasion of her retirement in 2019"-- Provided by publisher Politeia and Koinōnia are forms of government and citizenship, community and participation, from Sappho's social and political status to the economic and religious activity of women, from the reforms of Solon to the French Revolution. This book by leading scholars in ancient Greek history explores the most important aspects of Greek civilization and those that stirred the most our modern curiosity and our modern perceptions of Greek antiquity. The reason to organize this unique international exchange of ideas was to celebrate the outstanding scholarly achievement of Professor Josine Blok on the occasion of her retirement in 2019.