Athenian ‘Imperialism’ in the Aegean Sea in the 4th Century BCE
The Case of Keos
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21827241 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wojciech Duszyński (0000-0002-9939-039X, Jagiellonian University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Pages | 1117-130 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Electrum (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1897-3426 • E-ISSN: 2084-3909 |
| Publisher | Uniwersytet Jagiellonski - Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4467/20800909el.20.006.12796 |
| OpenAlex | W3123469202 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
This article concerns the degree of direct involvement in the Athenian foreign policy in the 4th century BC. One of main questions debated by scholars is whether the Second Athenian Sea League was gradually evolving into an arche, to eventually resemble the league of the previous century. The following text contributes to the scholarly debate through a case study of relations between Athens and poleis on the island of Keos in 360s. Despite its small size, Keos included four settlements having the status of polis: Karthaia, Poiessa, Koresia and Ioulis, all members of the Second Athenian League. Around year 363/2 (according to the Attic calendar),anti-Athenian riots, usually described as revolts, erupted on Keos, to be quickly quelled by the strategos Chabrias. It is commonly assumed that the Athenians used the uprising to interfere directly in internal affairs on the island, enforcing the dissolution of the local federation of poleis. However, my analysis of selected sources suggests that such an interpretation cannot be readily defended: in fact, the federation on Keos could have broken up earlier, possibly without any external intervention. In result, it appears that the Athenians did not interfere in the local affairs to such a degree as it is often accepted
Ancient history · Archaeology · Foreign policy · Human settlement · League · Political science · Politics · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Classical Antiquity Studies · History · Law · Philosophy
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Second Athenian Confederacy
The Athenian Tribute Lists
Kean Miltos
The federal constitution of Keos
Epaminondas and the Genesis of the Social War
Aegean Greece in the Fourth Century BC
Greek Historical Inscriptions 404-323 B.C
Thebes and Boeotia in the Fourth Century B. C
"ÏG" II 2 . 1609 and the Transformation of the Second Athenian Sea-League
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