Tokens In Classical Athens And Beyond

Author : M. E. Gkikaki
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 1800855664
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tokens in Classical Athens and Beyond written by M. E. Gkikaki and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2023-09-15 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A selection of essays on symbola, as the tokens of Classical Athens were called, bringing together scholars of various disciplines and professional categories (numismatists, historians, museum curators) that intends to reshape our knowledge on the roles these objects played in the Athenian Democracy. This is a series of case studies which aspires to test old theories and probe new assumptions. The first section explores the extent to which our knowledge has evolved since symbola were first distinguished from coins. Four essays demonstrate how tokens, as material manifestations of particular institutions, contributed to the formation of civic and political identity in the city-state of Athens and the roles they played in ensuring legal and political equality. The second section of the volume on new finds aims to develop expertise in studying tokens and increase relevant knowledge. Finally, a third section contains comparative studies from Sicily, Jerusalem and Ephesos, aiming to adopt a comparative methodology for a better understanding of the characteristics and roles of tokens from across the ancient Mediterranean. Contributors: Vera Geelmuyden Bulgurlu, Tumay Hazinedar Coscun, Antonino Crisà, Yoav Farhi, P. J. Finglass, Mairi Gkikaki, Irini Karra, James Kierstead, John H. Kroll, Stamatoula Makrypodi, Christian Mondello, Daria Russo, Martin Schäfer. An Open Access edition will be available on publication.

Author : M. E. Gkikaki
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781837643899
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Tokens in Classical Athens and Beyond written by M. E. Gkikaki and published by . This book was released on 2023-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen essays explore how the study of tokens has advanced in recent decades, and what the potential is to advance our knowledge of the roles tokens played in Athenian democracy. The emphasis is on Athens, where the majority of evidence is found, with additional material from Sicily, Israel and Turkey.

Author : Zahra Newby
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192868799
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Material Dynamics of Festivals in the Graeco-Roman East written by Zahra Newby and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024-01-18 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Material Dynamics of Festivals in the Graeco-Roman East explores the various ways in which the experience of civic festivals in the Graeco-Roman East was created and framed by material culture. By the second and third centuries AD, Greek festivals were thriving across the eastern Mediterranean. Much of our knowledge of these festivals, and their associated processions, rituals, banquets, and competitions, comes from material culture-- inscriptions, coins, architecture, and art-works. Yet each of these pieces of material evidence was the result of a conscious act, of what to record, and where and how to record it, with varying patterns discernible across different areas, and in different media. This volume draws attention to the choices made in a variety of different forms of material culture relating to Greek festivals from the Hellenistic to Roman periods, and unpicks the ways in which they encode or forge particular social relationships and power structures, as well as creating senses of community or communication between different groups. These helped to fix ephemeral events into public memory, to present particular views of their significance for the wider community, and to frame the experience of their participants.

Author : Clare Rowan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316516539
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tokens and Social Life in Roman Imperial Italy written by Clare Rowan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-11-30 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique and accessible introduction to an underutilised source, Roman tokens, and their value for ancient social history.

Author : Zosia Archibald
Publisher : Classical Press of Wales
ISBN 13 : 1910589926
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Power of Individual and Community in Ancient Athens and Beyond written by Zosia Archibald and published by Classical Press of Wales. This book was released on 2018-12-31 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pioneering ideas of John Kenyon Davies, one of the most significant Ancient Historians of the past half century, are celebrated in this collection of essays. A distinguished cast of contributors, who include Alain Bresson, Nick Fisher, Edward Harris, John Prag, Robin Osborne, and Sally Humphreys, focus tightly on the nexus of socio-political and economic problems that have preoccupied Davies since the publication of his defining work Athenian Propertied Families in 1971. The scope of Davies' interest has ranged widely in conceptual, and chronological, as well as geographical terms, and the essays here reflect many of his long-term concerns with the writing of Greek history, its methods and materials.

Author : Thomas George Tucker
Publisher : London : Macmillan 1907.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 356 pages
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Download or read book Life in Ancient Athens written by Thomas George Tucker and published by London : Macmillan 1907.. This book was released on 1906 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Depicts the civilization of ancient Greece, including its economy, food, crafts, family rituals, culture, and military techniques.

Author : Eric W. Robinson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521843316
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democracy Beyond Athens written by Eric W. Robinson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-09-22 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First full study of ancient Greek democracy in the Classical period outside Athens, which has three main goals: to identify where and when democratic governments established themselves; to explain why democracy spread to many parts of Greece; and to further our understanding of the nature of ancient democracy.

Author : Jenifer Neils
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108484557
Total Pages : 505 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Athens written by Jenifer Neils and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-02-18 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comprehensive introduction to ancient Athens, its topography, monuments, inhabitants, cultural institutions, religious rituals, and politics. Drawing from the newest scholarship on the city, this volume examines how the city was planned, how it functioned, and how it was transformed from a democratic polis into a Roman urbs.

Author : David J. Mattingly
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134615558
Total Pages : 337 pages
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Download or read book Economies Beyond Agriculture in the Classical World written by David J. Mattingly and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-03-11 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a challenge to the long held view that the predominantly agricultural economies of ancient Greece and Rome were underdeveloped. It shows that the exploitation of natural resources, manufacturing and the building trade all made significant contributions to classical economies. It will be an indispensable resource for those interested in the period.

Author : Mabel L. Lang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780876612101
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Weights, Measures, and Tokens written by Mabel L. Lang and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first part of this book deals with weights (14 bronze, 109-111 lead, 28 stone) and measures (75 dry, 28-31 liquid). Although humble objects, the detailed study of these everyday items provides archaeological evidence for substantial changes in weight standards at different times in Athenian history. This reinforces literary evidence for a highly centralized bureaucracy controlling trade and commerce. In the second part of the book, Crosby catalogues and discusses some 900 lead and 46 clay tokens uncovered during the Agora excavations. The bulk of the lead material dates from the Roman period, while all the clay pieces belong to the 4th, 3rd, and 2nd centuries B.C. These tokens served diverse functions. Some were used as admission tickets for festivals and theater performances while others can be related to attendance at lawcourts or receipt of tax payments.