Christy Constantakopoulou
Biographic Data
| ID | 5633566 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christy Constantakopoulou |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christy |
| FAMILY NAME | Constantakopoulou |
| SIGNATURE | CONSTANTAKOPOULOU C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Birkbeck, University of London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 21 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Building, Investing, and Displaying on Delos
This chapter explores the history of monumentalization of the landscape of Delos, with a focus on the sanctuary. The discussion is structured around the processes of funding. It examines the building activity of both public and religious buildings (to the extent that we can propose such a distinction). By exploring the different funding sources for building activity on Delos, it shows the active engagement of the Delian community, the Hellenistic…
The Social Dynamics of Dedication
This chapter provides a methodological discussion on how to use the evidence included in the Delian inventories in order to write the social history of the dedicants. The inventories were produced by the Delian hieropoioi and recorded on an annual basis the dedications kept in the Delian treasuries. The chapter focuses particularly on dedications which are attached to named individuals and communities. It then discusses the material according to …
Conclusions
This chapter provides a summary of the previous case studies. It discusses the four networks examined over the course of the book,. The first case study explores the history of the Islanders’ League. It proposes that the League is the expression of a strong regional island identity. The second case study focuses on the history of monumentalization of Delos. By exploring the different funding sources for building activity on Delos, it shows the ac…
Proxenies, Statues, Crowns
This chapter examines the extensive Delian epigraphic record (proxeny and other honorific decrees, references to crowns and other honours as these appear in the Delian accounts), in order to reconstruct the Delian network of honours. The focus is proxeny decrees, because of their significantly large number. The chapter discusses the issues of audience and purpose of publication of decrees. Using the ethnic names of the honorands as the basis of t…
The Politics of Connectivity
This chapter examines the history of the Islanders’ League ( koinon ton nesioton ), a federal organization centred on Delos, from the late fourth until the middle of the third century. It discusses the evidence of structure, key officials, and membership. The main source of evidence for the history of the League is a number of key decrees that the League produced and published on Delos, including the Nicouria decree. The chapter proposes that the…
Aegean Interactions
This book addresses the history of interaction in the Aegean world during the third century BC. The main focus is the island of Delos and its important regional sanctuary. Through a thorough investigation of the Delian epigraphic and material evidence, it explores how and to which degree the islands of the southern Aegean formed active networks of political, religious, and cultural interaction. The book aims to show that this kind of regional int…
Beyond the Polis
The classical Greek world is predominantly viewed as a world of the polis. But beyond the community of citizens of a Greek polis, there existed a plethora of alternative formations, some of which were actively involved in the taking of ‘political’ decisions. This chapter therefore examines some attestations of koina in the Aegean in the classical and early Hellenistic periods in order to argue that the existence and functioning of such groups imp…
Greek and Roman Networks in the Mediterranean
Calauria and the Calaurian amphictyony
The island of Calauria, modern Poros, in the Saronic Gulf was the center of an amphictyony.
Paros
Paros is the second largest island of the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea, famous throughout Antiquity for its white marble.
Thalassocracy
“Thalassocracy” is the phonetic adaptation of a noun meaning “sea power” in Greek. Ancient Greek historians, and particularly Thucydides, used the concept of “thalassocracy” as an analytical tool in investigating the past. Thucydides (1.4) saw early Greek history as a succession of thalassocracies, starting with the mythical figure of Minos in Crete. Some effort has been put into seeing Minoan thalassocracy in the archaeological remains of Minoan…
Mykonos
Mykonos is an island in the Cyclades (Strabo 10.5.3), situated to the north of Delos.
Mytilene
Mytilene was one of the poleis of the island of Lesbos, situated on the southeast coast.
Seriphos
A relatively small island in the western Cyclades, Seriphos had important iron deposits, which were exploited already from the third millennium.
Siphnos
One of the Cyclades Islands, Siphnos was famous for its gold and silver mines in the sixth century BCE .
Identity and resistance
This article explores the Islanders' League (koinon ton nesioton) of the late fourth and third centuries (BCE). Through an examination of the epigraphic evidence (primarily the Nicouria inscription IG XII.7 506), I suggest that, rather than interpreting this League as a top-down imposition on the world of the South Aegean islanders by the Hellenistic kings (first Antigonos and Demetrios, and then the Ptolemies), we should view the League as an ex…
Interpreting the Athenian Empire
Review of Ma, J., Papazarkadas, N., Parker, R. (eds.) 2009. Interpreting the Athenian Empire . London, Duckworth. viii, 248 pp. Pr. £20.00 (pb). ISBN 9780715637845
The Dance of the Islands
This is a study of the history of the Aegean islands and changing concepts of insularity, with particular emphasis on the 5th century BC. Island connectivity was expressed on many levels - Constantakopoulou investigates island interaction in the areas of religion and imperial politics in particular.
The Dance of the Islands
This is a study of the history of the Aegean islands and changing concepts of insularity, with particular emphasis on the 5th century BC. Island connectivity was expressed on many levels - Constantakopoulou investigates island interaction in the areas of religion and imperial politics in particular.
The island of Athens
Athenian control over the Aegean islands did not only have an effect on the concept of insularity; at same time, it also affected the very way Athens portrayed itself. Athens' adoption of the position that Delos held as the centre of the Delian League after the transfer of the treasury may have resulted in Athens being viewed as the central ‘island’ of the Aegean. At the same time, the adoption of the rhetoric of the ‘safe’ island was linked to t…
The Aegean islands as an imperial network
This chapter examines the history of Athenian relations with Delos, from Peisitratus' attempt at control to the 5th-century Athenian empire. Delos was chosen as the headquarters of the newly-founded Delian League. It is argued that the subsequent transfer of the treasury from Delos to Athens resulted in Athens claiming the role of the primary ‘island’ in the interacting world of insular Aegean. Athenian control over Delos took many forms: from th…
Proud to Be an Islander
This article examines the evidence that inhabitants of islands with more than one polis (city-state) in the Aegean in the Classical and Hellenistic periods identified with their islands rather than with their individual poleis. Island rather than polis identity is expressed in the use of ethnic names in epigraphic and literary evidence from both the island world and outside it. The use of the island ethnic name indicates that politically fragment…
Proud to Be an Islander
This article examines the evidence that inhabitants of islands with more than one polis (city-state) in the Aegean in the Classical and Hellenistic periods identified with their islands rather than with their individual poleis. Island rather than polis identity is expressed in the use of ethnic names in epigraphic and literary evidence from both the island world and outside it. The use of the island ethnic name indicates that politically fragment…
Identity and resistance
This article explores the Islanders' League (koinon ton nesioton) of the late fourth and third centuries (BCE). Through an examination of the epigraphic evidence (primarily the Nicouria inscription IG XII.7 506), I suggest that, rather than interpreting this League as a top-down imposition on the world of the South Aegean islanders by the Hellenistic kings (first Antigonos and Demetrios, and then the Ptolemies), we should view the League as an ex…
Proud to Be an Islander
This article examines the evidence that inhabitants of islands with more than one polis (city-state) in the Aegean in the Classical and Hellenistic periods identified with their islands rather than with their individual poleis. Island rather than polis identity is expressed in the use of ethnic names in epigraphic and literary evidence from both the island world and outside it. The use of the island ethnic name indicates that politically fragment…
The Dance of the Islands
This is a study of the history of the Aegean islands and changing concepts of insularity, with particular emphasis on the 5th century BC. Island connectivity was expressed on many levels - Constantakopoulou investigates island interaction in the areas of religion and imperial politics in particular.
The Dance of the Islands
This is a study of the history of the Aegean islands and changing concepts of insularity, with particular emphasis on the 5th century BC. Island connectivity was expressed on many levels - Constantakopoulou investigates island interaction in the areas of religion and imperial politics in particular.
The island of Athens
Athenian control over the Aegean islands did not only have an effect on the concept of insularity; at same time, it also affected the very way Athens portrayed itself. Athens' adoption of the position that Delos held as the centre of the Delian League after the transfer of the treasury may have resulted in Athens being viewed as the central ‘island’ of the Aegean. At the same time, the adoption of the rhetoric of the ‘safe’ island was linked to t…
The Aegean islands as an imperial network
This chapter examines the history of Athenian relations with Delos, from Peisitratus' attempt at control to the 5th-century Athenian empire. Delos was chosen as the headquarters of the newly-founded Delian League. It is argued that the subsequent transfer of the treasury from Delos to Athens resulted in Athens claiming the role of the primary ‘island’ in the interacting world of insular Aegean. Athenian control over Delos took many forms: from th…
Interpreting the Athenian Empire
Review of Ma, J., Papazarkadas, N., Parker, R. (eds.) 2009. Interpreting the Athenian Empire . London, Duckworth. viii, 248 pp. Pr. £20.00 (pb). ISBN 9780715637845
Calauria and the Calaurian amphictyony
The island of Calauria, modern Poros, in the Saronic Gulf was the center of an amphictyony.
Paros
Paros is the second largest island of the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea, famous throughout Antiquity for its white marble.
Thalassocracy
“Thalassocracy” is the phonetic adaptation of a noun meaning “sea power” in Greek. Ancient Greek historians, and particularly Thucydides, used the concept of “thalassocracy” as an analytical tool in investigating the past. Thucydides (1.4) saw early Greek history as a succession of thalassocracies, starting with the mythical figure of Minos in Crete. Some effort has been put into seeing Minoan thalassocracy in the archaeological remains of Minoan…
Mykonos
Mykonos is an island in the Cyclades (Strabo 10.5.3), situated to the north of Delos.
Mytilene
Mytilene was one of the poleis of the island of Lesbos, situated on the southeast coast.
Seriphos
A relatively small island in the western Cyclades, Seriphos had important iron deposits, which were exploited already from the third millennium.
Siphnos
One of the Cyclades Islands, Siphnos was famous for its gold and silver mines in the sixth century BCE .
Identity and resistance
This article explores the Islanders' League (koinon ton nesioton) of the late fourth and third centuries (BCE). Through an examination of the epigraphic evidence (primarily the Nicouria inscription IG XII.7 506), I suggest that, rather than interpreting this League as a top-down imposition on the world of the South Aegean islanders by the Hellenistic kings (first Antigonos and Demetrios, and then the Ptolemies), we should view the League as an ex…
Greek and Roman Networks in the Mediterranean
Beyond the Polis
The classical Greek world is predominantly viewed as a world of the polis. But beyond the community of citizens of a Greek polis, there existed a plethora of alternative formations, some of which were actively involved in the taking of ‘political’ decisions. This chapter therefore examines some attestations of koina in the Aegean in the classical and early Hellenistic periods in order to argue that the existence and functioning of such groups imp…
Building, Investing, and Displaying on Delos
This chapter explores the history of monumentalization of the landscape of Delos, with a focus on the sanctuary. The discussion is structured around the processes of funding. It examines the building activity of both public and religious buildings (to the extent that we can propose such a distinction). By exploring the different funding sources for building activity on Delos, it shows the active engagement of the Delian community, the Hellenistic…
The Social Dynamics of Dedication
This chapter provides a methodological discussion on how to use the evidence included in the Delian inventories in order to write the social history of the dedicants. The inventories were produced by the Delian hieropoioi and recorded on an annual basis the dedications kept in the Delian treasuries. The chapter focuses particularly on dedications which are attached to named individuals and communities. It then discusses the material according to …
Conclusions
This chapter provides a summary of the previous case studies. It discusses the four networks examined over the course of the book,. The first case study explores the history of the Islanders’ League. It proposes that the League is the expression of a strong regional island identity. The second case study focuses on the history of monumentalization of Delos. By exploring the different funding sources for building activity on Delos, it shows the ac…
Proxenies, Statues, Crowns
This chapter examines the extensive Delian epigraphic record (proxeny and other honorific decrees, references to crowns and other honours as these appear in the Delian accounts), in order to reconstruct the Delian network of honours. The focus is proxeny decrees, because of their significantly large number. The chapter discusses the issues of audience and purpose of publication of decrees. Using the ethnic names of the honorands as the basis of t…
The Politics of Connectivity
This chapter examines the history of the Islanders’ League ( koinon ton nesioton ), a federal organization centred on Delos, from the late fourth until the middle of the third century. It discusses the evidence of structure, key officials, and membership. The main source of evidence for the history of the League is a number of key decrees that the League produced and published on Delos, including the Nicouria decree. The chapter proposes that the…
Aegean Interactions
This book addresses the history of interaction in the Aegean world during the third century BC. The main focus is the island of Delos and its important regional sanctuary. Through a thorough investigation of the Delian epigraphic and material evidence, it explores how and to which degree the islands of the southern Aegean formed active networks of political, religious, and cultural interaction. The book aims to show that this kind of regional int…
Geography (16 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (15 works) · History (15 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (12 works) · Ancient history (10 works) · Art (8 works) · Byzantine Studies and History (7 works) · Genealogy (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Archaeology (5 works)