Princely seats’ and Thessalian hillforts
Pre-urban Greece and the diffusion of urbanism in Early Iron Age Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7659247 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robin Rönnlund (0000-0001-8305-9259, University of Thessaly, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue | 399 |
| Pages | 743-757 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Antiquity Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2024.65 |
| OpenAlex | W4399320308 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 14 |
The origins of Iron Age urbanism in temperate Europe were long assumed to lie in Archaic Greece. Recent studies, however, argue for an independent development of Hallstatt mega-sites. This article focuses on developments in Western Thessaly in mainland Greece. The author characterises the Archaic settlement system of the region as one of lowland villages and fortified hilltop sites, the latter identified not as settlements but refuges. It is argued that cities were rare in Greece prior to the Hellenistic period so its settlements could not have served as the model for urban temperate Europe. Consequently, the social and political development of Greece and temperate Europe followed different trajectories
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |