Thomas Heine Nielsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 3874648 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas Heine Nielsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas Heine |
| FAMILY NAME | Nielsen |
| SIGNATURE | NIELSEN T H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Copenhagen |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 68 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 155 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 68 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Federalism in Greek Antiquity
The world of ancient Greece witnessed some of the most sophisticated and varied experiments with federalism in the pre-modern era. In the volatile interstate environment of Greece, federalism was a creative response to the challenge of establishing regional unity, while at the same time preserving a degree of local autonomy. To reconcile the forces of integration and independence, Greek federal states introduced, for example, the notion of propor…
The Peloponnese
This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Regionalism and Identity Cities and Their Infrastructure Political Developments The Peloponnese in the Greek World Conclusion
Decision-Making Institutions
demos = assembly, sometimes called ekklesia or halia or polis vel sim.
Political Architecture
italics buildings attested in written sources bold buildings attested archaeologically Sikelia Agyrion bouleuterion C4.
The Lifespan of the Hellenic Polis
This investigation covers only a segment of the lifespan of the Hellenic polis, viz. the Archaic and Classical periods. We have deliberately not attempted to search for the origin of the polis during the Dark Ages or investigate the life of the polis during the Hellenistic and Roman periods (see 10 supra). But our analysis of the polis in the periods we cover is of course related to our views about the full time-scale of the polis. Therefore we h…
Coins as Evidence for Polis Identity
In the Hellenic world in the Archaic and Classical periods most coins were struck by poleis (see Index 26). How do we know? (a) In the written sources there are general statements that striking coins was one of the tasks incumbent on a polis (Pl. Resp. 371B; Arist. Mag. mor. 1194a18–25). (b) From other sources we obtain information about mints of individual communities explicitly attested as poleis (Dem. 24.212–14, Athens; IG xii.2 1 (C5s), Mytil…
Polities Called Asty and Polisma
asty = Called asty in Archaic and/or Classical sources polisma = Called polisma in Archaic and/or Classical sources Sikelia.
Use of City-Ethnic
Ci = Collective internal Ce = Collective external Ii = Individual internal Ie = Individual external —— = Unattested in Archaic and Classical sources Spain and France Alalie —— Emporion Ci, Ce Massalia Ci, Ce, Ie.
Rhodos
This evidence clearly proves that throughout C6 and C5 there was a general development in the direction of pan-Rhodian (political) unity. The synoecism in 408/7 may reasonably be seen as a decisive step in this unifying development. Though there are problems of interpretation, nos. (7) and (8) above render it probable that a unified state existed prior to the foundation of the city of Rhodos. The polis of Rhodos (no. 1000) came to monopolise such…
City Walls
Akrop. remains of walls enclosing the acropolis Town remains of walls enclosing the town Fortified information about walls in written sources, e.g. siege Demolished information about demolished walls in written sources.
Meaning and Reference of theWords Asty and Polisma
In Archaic and Classical Greek texts polis is by far the most common word for what we call a “town” or “city”. But the Greeks had a number of other words, viz. asty, polisma, polismation, polichne and polichnion. The three last words can be ignored in this context. They are frequently found in texts from the Hellenistic and Roman periods, but hardly ever attested in older sources.Asty and polisma, however, are important site-classifications in so…
Stasis as an Essential Aspect of the Polis
In Hellas in the Archaic and Classical periods “belonging” in a political context meant, first of all, to belong to one’s polis. Like the modern state, the polis provided its citizens with a feeling of common identity, based on traditions, culture, ceremonies, symbols and sometimes (presumed) common descent. For a Greek citizen the polis was his fatherland (patris) for which he was expected, if necessary, to die, just as the modern state expects …
Polities Called Polis
A=Called polis in Archaic and/or Classical sources [A]=Listed under the heading poleis in Archaic and/or Classical sources B=Known for one or more of the essential characteristics of a polis.
The Concept of Patris
If asked what his “fatherland” is, a citizen of a modern state would hardly be in doubt about the answer. His fatherland is the “community of laws and institutions with a single political will” of which he is a member. This community is, as the family metaphor implies, “something to which one is naturally tied” and it has the emotional power to “inspire love, and often profoundly self-sacrificing love” as well as the right to ask for sacrifices.
Toponyms and City-Ethnics in Alphabetical Order
Abai (Abaios) — Phokis 169 Abakainon (Abakaininos) — Sikelia 5 Abdera (Abderites) — Thrace: from Nestos to Hebros 640 Abydos (Abydenos) — Troas 765 Achilleion — Troas 766 Achilleion — Ionia 836 Adramyttion (Adramytenos) — Aiolis 800 Adranon (Adranites) — Sikelia 6 Adria — The Adriatic 75.
The Emergence of Poleis by Synoikismos
Synoikismos means “moving together” and can be used of any kind of joint settlement, including matrimonial cohabitation. When used in the specific sense of relocation of peoples, it denotes the relocation of one or more communities either to a new-built settlement where the immigrants become merged with one another, or to a pre-existing settlement where the immigrants become merged with the inhabitants.
Coins
Metal: silver if nothing is stated, G = gold, E = electrum, B = bronze. Legend: only toponyms, ethnics and a few other legends important for site-classification are recorded in this index, and only the longest preserved form of the legend is recorded.
Italia and Kam Pania
In antiquity, two different names were used to designate (most of) the area under consideration in this chapter: Italia and Megale Hellas. Neither of them, however, regularly included the Greek communities (Kyme, Neapolis and Pithekoussai) in Kampania ( Καμπαν{α (Ps.-Skylax 10)) which are included here as well. Whereas Italia was certainly used in the Classical period, Megale Hellas may be a post-Classical formation.
Civic Subdivisions
Spain and France Massalia gene Sikelia Engyon phratriai Himera phratriai, phylai? Kamarina phylai?, phratriai, triakades Morgantina eikades Naxos phylai or phratriai.
The Inventory of Poleis
To counteract the Athenocentric studies of the polis, one of the main objectives of the Copenhagen Polis Centre has been to build up an inventory of all poleis of the Archaic and Classical periods. The principal purpose of this investigation is to find out what the Greeks thought a polis was, and to compare that with what modern historians think a polis is (Hansen (1994a) 14–17). The concept of polis found in the sources ought, of course, to be t…
Panhellenic Victors
Isthm. = Isthmian Games Nem. = Nemean Games Ol. = Olympic Games Pyth. = Pythian Games Sikelia Aitna Ol., Pyth., Nem.
The Delian League
The Delian League was by far the largest of all the Hellenic symmachiai and the one whose members we know best thanks to the preservation of a substantial part of the Athenian tribute lists (IG i3 259–90) and assessment decrees (IG i3 71, 77, 100). The names of some 330 members are still preserved in the fragments (see Index 18). We can infer that each of these members was a political community, but not necessarily an independent community.
Grid-Planned Poleis
Spain and France Massalia C6m–C4 Rhode C4 Sikelia Akragas C6s–C5e Akrai C7m Alaisa C4s? Gela C4s Heloron C4 Herakleia Minoa C4s Himera C7l–C6f Kamarina C6, C5 Kasmenai C7s Leontinoi C7.
Constitution
Bas. = Basileia Dem. = Demokratia Ol. = Oligarchia Pol. = Politeia Tyr. = Tyrannis.
Theorodokoi as Evidence for Polis Identity
In the course of the Classical period it became standard procedure that Panhellenic festivals were announced by theoroi sent out from the community responsible for the festival to all the communities which could be expected to participate in the celebration (Boesch (1908) 7–11). The technical term for the theoroi’s announcement was epangelia (Thuc. 5.49.2–3; 8.10.1; SEG 12 373.28Rigsby (1996) 26.11 (242/1)).
An Inventory Of Archaic And Classical Poleis: An Investigation Conducted by The Copenhagen Polis Centre for the Danish National Research Foundation
This is the first ever documented study of the 1,035 identifiable Greek city states (poleis) of the Archaic and Classical periods (c.650-325 BC). Previous studies of the Greek polis have focused on Athens and Sparta, and the result has been a view of Greek society dominated by Sophokles’, Plato’s, and Demosthenes’ view of what the polis was. This study includes descriptions of Athens and Sparta, but its main purpose is to explore the history and …
Polis and Politics: Studies in Ancient Greek History
Yet More Studies in the Ancient Greek Polis
Yet More Studies in the Ancient Greek Polis
Yet More Studies in the Ancient Greek Polis
Polis and Politics: Studies in Ancient Greek History
Decision-Making Institutions
demos = assembly, sometimes called ekklesia or halia or polis vel sim.
Political Architecture
italics buildings attested in written sources bold buildings attested archaeologically Sikelia Agyrion bouleuterion C4.
The Lifespan of the Hellenic Polis
This investigation covers only a segment of the lifespan of the Hellenic polis, viz. the Archaic and Classical periods. We have deliberately not attempted to search for the origin of the polis during the Dark Ages or investigate the life of the polis during the Hellenistic and Roman periods (see 10 supra). But our analysis of the polis in the periods we cover is of course related to our views about the full time-scale of the polis. Therefore we h…
Coins as Evidence for Polis Identity
In the Hellenic world in the Archaic and Classical periods most coins were struck by poleis (see Index 26). How do we know? (a) In the written sources there are general statements that striking coins was one of the tasks incumbent on a polis (Pl. Resp. 371B; Arist. Mag. mor. 1194a18–25). (b) From other sources we obtain information about mints of individual communities explicitly attested as poleis (Dem. 24.212–14, Athens; IG xii.2 1 (C5s), Mytil…
Polities Called Asty and Polisma
asty = Called asty in Archaic and/or Classical sources polisma = Called polisma in Archaic and/or Classical sources Sikelia.
Use of City-Ethnic
Ci = Collective internal Ce = Collective external Ii = Individual internal Ie = Individual external —— = Unattested in Archaic and Classical sources Spain and France Alalie —— Emporion Ci, Ce Massalia Ci, Ce, Ie.
Rhodos
This evidence clearly proves that throughout C6 and C5 there was a general development in the direction of pan-Rhodian (political) unity. The synoecism in 408/7 may reasonably be seen as a decisive step in this unifying development. Though there are problems of interpretation, nos. (7) and (8) above render it probable that a unified state existed prior to the foundation of the city of Rhodos. The polis of Rhodos (no. 1000) came to monopolise such…
City Walls
Akrop. remains of walls enclosing the acropolis Town remains of walls enclosing the town Fortified information about walls in written sources, e.g. siege Demolished information about demolished walls in written sources.
Meaning and Reference of theWords Asty and Polisma
In Archaic and Classical Greek texts polis is by far the most common word for what we call a “town” or “city”. But the Greeks had a number of other words, viz. asty, polisma, polismation, polichne and polichnion. The three last words can be ignored in this context. They are frequently found in texts from the Hellenistic and Roman periods, but hardly ever attested in older sources.Asty and polisma, however, are important site-classifications in so…
Stasis as an Essential Aspect of the Polis
In Hellas in the Archaic and Classical periods “belonging” in a political context meant, first of all, to belong to one’s polis. Like the modern state, the polis provided its citizens with a feeling of common identity, based on traditions, culture, ceremonies, symbols and sometimes (presumed) common descent. For a Greek citizen the polis was his fatherland (patris) for which he was expected, if necessary, to die, just as the modern state expects …
Polities Called Polis
A=Called polis in Archaic and/or Classical sources [A]=Listed under the heading poleis in Archaic and/or Classical sources B=Known for one or more of the essential characteristics of a polis.
The Concept of Patris
If asked what his “fatherland” is, a citizen of a modern state would hardly be in doubt about the answer. His fatherland is the “community of laws and institutions with a single political will” of which he is a member. This community is, as the family metaphor implies, “something to which one is naturally tied” and it has the emotional power to “inspire love, and often profoundly self-sacrificing love” as well as the right to ask for sacrifices.
Toponyms and City-Ethnics in Alphabetical Order
Abai (Abaios) — Phokis 169 Abakainon (Abakaininos) — Sikelia 5 Abdera (Abderites) — Thrace: from Nestos to Hebros 640 Abydos (Abydenos) — Troas 765 Achilleion — Troas 766 Achilleion — Ionia 836 Adramyttion (Adramytenos) — Aiolis 800 Adranon (Adranites) — Sikelia 6 Adria — The Adriatic 75.
The Emergence of Poleis by Synoikismos
Synoikismos means “moving together” and can be used of any kind of joint settlement, including matrimonial cohabitation. When used in the specific sense of relocation of peoples, it denotes the relocation of one or more communities either to a new-built settlement where the immigrants become merged with one another, or to a pre-existing settlement where the immigrants become merged with the inhabitants.
Coins
Metal: silver if nothing is stated, G = gold, E = electrum, B = bronze. Legend: only toponyms, ethnics and a few other legends important for site-classification are recorded in this index, and only the longest preserved form of the legend is recorded.
Italia and Kam Pania
In antiquity, two different names were used to designate (most of) the area under consideration in this chapter: Italia and Megale Hellas. Neither of them, however, regularly included the Greek communities (Kyme, Neapolis and Pithekoussai) in Kampania ( Καμπαν{α (Ps.-Skylax 10)) which are included here as well. Whereas Italia was certainly used in the Classical period, Megale Hellas may be a post-Classical formation.
Civic Subdivisions
Spain and France Massalia gene Sikelia Engyon phratriai Himera phratriai, phylai? Kamarina phylai?, phratriai, triakades Morgantina eikades Naxos phylai or phratriai.
The Inventory of Poleis
To counteract the Athenocentric studies of the polis, one of the main objectives of the Copenhagen Polis Centre has been to build up an inventory of all poleis of the Archaic and Classical periods. The principal purpose of this investigation is to find out what the Greeks thought a polis was, and to compare that with what modern historians think a polis is (Hansen (1994a) 14–17). The concept of polis found in the sources ought, of course, to be t…
Panhellenic Victors
Isthm. = Isthmian Games Nem. = Nemean Games Ol. = Olympic Games Pyth. = Pythian Games Sikelia Aitna Ol., Pyth., Nem.
The Delian League
The Delian League was by far the largest of all the Hellenic symmachiai and the one whose members we know best thanks to the preservation of a substantial part of the Athenian tribute lists (IG i3 259–90) and assessment decrees (IG i3 71, 77, 100). The names of some 330 members are still preserved in the fragments (see Index 18). We can infer that each of these members was a political community, but not necessarily an independent community.
Grid-Planned Poleis
Spain and France Massalia C6m–C4 Rhode C4 Sikelia Akragas C6s–C5e Akrai C7m Alaisa C4s? Gela C4s Heloron C4 Herakleia Minoa C4s Himera C7l–C6f Kamarina C6, C5 Kasmenai C7s Leontinoi C7.
Constitution
Bas. = Basileia Dem. = Demokratia Ol. = Oligarchia Pol. = Politeia Tyr. = Tyrannis.
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