Wandering Greeks : the ancient Greek diaspora from the age of Homer to the death of Alexander the Great

Most Classical Authors And Modern Historians Depict The Ancient Greek World As Essentially Stable And Even Static, Once The So-called Colonization Movement Came To An End. But Robert Garland Argues That The Greeks Were Highly Mobile, That Their Movement Was Essential To The Survival, Success, And Sheer Sustainability Of Their Society, And That This Wandering Became A Defining Characteristic Of Their Culture. Addressing A Neglected But Essential Subject, Wandering Greeks Focuses On The Diaspora Of Tens Of Thousands Of People Between About 700 And 325 Bce, Demonstrating The Degree To Which Greeks Were Liable To Be Forced To Leave Their Homes Due To Political Upheaval, Oppression, Poverty, Warfare, Or Simply A Desire To Better Themselves. Attempting To Enter Into The Mind-set Of These Wanderers, The Book Provides An Insightful And Sympathetic Account Of What It Meant For Ancient Greeks To Part From Everyone And Everything They Held Dear, To Start A New Life Elsewhere--or Even To Become Homeless, Living On The Open Road Or On The High Seas With No End To Their Journey In Sight. Each Chapter Identifies A Specific Kind Of Wanderer, Including The Overseas Settler, The Deportee, The Evacuee, The Asylum-seeker, The Fugitive, The Economic Migrant, And The Itinerant, And The Book Also Addresses Repatriation And The Idea Of The Portable Polis. The Result Is A Vivid And Unique Portrait Of Ancient Greece As A Culture Of Displaced Persons-- Prolegomena -- The Wanderer -- The Settler -- The Portable Polis -- The Deportee -- The Evacuee -- The Asylum-seeker -- The Fugitive -- The Economic Migrant -- The Itinerant -- Repatriation. Robert Garland. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "Most classical authors and modern historians depict the ancient Greek world as essentially stable and even static, once the so-called colonization movement came to an end. But Robert Garland argues that the Greeks were highly mobile, that their movement was essential to the survival, success, and sheer sustainability of their society, and that this wandering became a defining characteristic of their culture. Addressing a neglected but essential subject, Wandering Greeks focuses on the diaspora of tens of thousands of people between about 700 and 325 BCE, demonstrating the degree to which Greeks were liable to be forced to leave their homes due to political upheaval, oppression, poverty, warfare, or simply a desire to better themselves. Attempting to enter into the mind-set of these wanderers, the book provides an insightful and sympathetic account of what it meant for ancient Greeks to part from everyone and everything they held dear, to start a new life elsewhere--or even to become homeless, living on the open road or on the high seas with no end to their journey in sight. Each chapter identifies a specific kind of "wanderer," including the overseas settler, the deportee, the evacuee, the asylum-seeker, the fugitive, the economic migrant, and the itinerant, and the book also addresses repatriation and the idea of the "portable polis." The result is a vivid and unique portrait of ancient Greece as a culture of displaced persons" -- Provided by publisher Most classical authors and modern historians depict the ancient Greek world as essentially stable and even static, once the so-called colonization movement came to an end. But this book argues that the Greeks were highly mobile, that their movement was essential to the survival, success, and sheer sustainability of their society, and that this wandering became a defining characteristic of their culture. Addressing a neglected but essential subject, this book focuses on the diaspora of tens of thousands of people between about 700 and 325 BCE, demonstrating the degree to which Greeks were liable to be forced to leave their homes due to political upheaval, oppression, poverty, warfare, or simply a desire to better themselves. Attempting to enter into the mind-set of these wanderers, the book provides an insightful and sympathetic account of what it meant for ancient Greeks to part from everyone and everything they held dear, to start a new life elsewhere—or even to become homeless, living on the open road or on the high seas with no end to their journey in sight. Each chapter identifies a specific kind of “wanderer,” including the overseas settler, the deportee, the evacuee, the asylum-seeker, the fugitive, the economic migrant, and the itinerant, and the book also addresses repatriation and the idea of the “portable polis.” The result is a vivid and unique portrait of ancient Greece as a culture of displaced persons. Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 Dedication 6 CONTENTS 10 List of Illustrations 12 List of Maps 14 Preface 16 1. Prolegomena 26 2. The Wanderer 40 3. The Settler 59 4. The Portable Polis 82 5. The Deportee 104 6. The Evacuee 124 7. The Asylum-Seeker 139 8. The Fugitive 156 9. The Economic Migrant 175 10. The Itinerant 192 11. Repatriation 206 Conclusions 222 Envoi 230 Further Reading 232 A. The Terminology of Diaspora 264 B. Catalogue of Athenian Cleruchies and Colonies 269 C. Catalogue of Deportees 278 D. Catalogue of Exiles 289 E. Catalogue of the Enslaved 296 Chronology 304 Glossary 308 Bibliography 312 Index of Personal Names 326 Index of Place Names 330 Index of Sources 334 General Index 342 Content: List of Illustrations xi List of Maps xiii Preface xv 1. Prolegomena 1 2. The Wanderer 15 3. The Settler 34 4. The Portable Polis 57 5. The Deportee 79 6. The Evacuee 99 7. The Asylum-Seeker114 8. The Fugitive 131 9. The Economic Migrant 150 10. The Itinerant 167 11. Repatriation 181 Conclusions 197 Envoi 205 Further Reading 207 A. The Terminology of Diaspora 239 B. Catalogue of Athenian Cleruchies and Colonies 244 C. Catalogue of Deportees 253 D. Catalogue of Exiles 264 E. Catalogue of the Enslaved 271 Chronology 279 Glossary 283 Bibliography 287 Index of Personal Names 301 Index of Place Names 305 Index of Sources 309 General Index 317