Monarchy in the Iron Age Levant and Archaic Greece
The Rulers of Corinth in a Comparative Context
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19495033 |
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| Authors | Mait Kõiv (0000-0002-2259-7261, University of Tartu, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Institute of History and Archaeology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 179-231 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | STUDIA ANTIQUA ET ARCHAEOLOGICA (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1224-2284 • E-ISSN: 2392-6031 |
| Publisher | Editura Universitatii Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iasi (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.47743/saa-2022-28-1-11 |
| OpenAlex | W4391927202 |
| Language | EN |
Tyrannies emerging in the Greek poleis during the Archaic period (8.–6. centuries BC), among which the rule of the Kypselid dynasty in Corinth appears as an outstanding example, were in many respects comparable to the city-state monarchies in Ancient Near East, particularly in Iron Age Levant. The rulers performed important governmental functions and were able to legitimate their power for a notable period of time. However, differently from the East, these monarchies were never wholly entrenched and were eventually replaced by republican governments. The article explores the reason for this difference, suggesting that it was caused by the relative egalitarianism of the Greek society precluding an accumulation of sufficient resources for entrenching the power
Ancient history · Archaeology · Bronze Age · Geography · Monarchy · Political science · Politics · Southern Levant · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Classical Antiquity Studies · History · Law
| Highly cited | No |
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