Greek Colonisation: An Account of Greek Colonies and Other Settlements Overseas, Volume 2

585 Pages·2008·11.26 MB·English

by  Gocha R. Tsetskhladze

GREEK COLONISATION
AN ACCOUNT OF
GREEK COLONIES AND OTHER
SETTLEMENTS OVERSEAS
VOLUME TWO
MNEMOSYNE
BIBLIOTHECA CLASSICA BATAVA
SUPPLEMENTUM CENTESIMUM NONAGESIMUM TERTIUM
GOCHA R. TSETSKHLADZE (ED.)
GREEK COLONISATION
AN ACCOUNT OF
GREEK COLONIES AND OTHER
SETTLEMENTS OVERSEAS
VOLUME TWO
GREEK COLONISATION
AN ACCOUNT OF
GREEK COLONIES AND OTHER
SETTLEMENTS OVERSEAS
VOLUME TWO
EDITED BY
GOCHA R. TSETSKHLADZE
LEIDEN •BOSTON
2008
This book is printed on acid-free paper.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Greek colonisation : an account of Greek colonies and other settlements overseas / edited
by Gocha R. Tsetskhladze.
p. cm. — (Mnemosyne. Supplementa, 0169-8958 ; 193)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-90-04-12204-8
1. Greeks—Mediterranean Region—Antiquities. 2. Greeks—Black Sea Region—
Antiquities. 3. Greece—Colonies—History. I. Tsetskhladze, Gocha R. II. Title. III. Series.
DF85.G84 2006
938—dc22
2006051506
ISSN0169-8958
ISBN 978-90-04-15576-3
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CONTENTS
Preface ......................................................................................... ix
Gocha R. Tsetskhladze
List of Abbreviations .................................................................. xi
List of Illustrations ...................................................................... xv
Greek Colonisation of the Northern Aegean ............................ 1
Michalis Tiverios
Greek Colonisation in the Adriatic ............................................ 155
Pierre Cabanes
The Greeks in Libya ................................................................... 187
Michel Austin
Cyprus: From Migration to Hellenisation ................................. 219
Maria Iacovou
Central Greece on the Eve of the Colonisation Movement ..... 289
Jean-Paul Descœudres
Foundation Stories ...................................................................... 383
Jonathan M. Hall
Colonisation in the Classical Period .......................................... 427
Thomas Figueira
Index for Volume 2 .................................................................... 525
Reprint of Index for Volume 1 .................................................. 547

PREFACE
This is the second volume of a handbook which addresses the phe-
nomenon of what we still call Greek colonisation in the Mediterranean
region and the Black Sea. It covers the northern Aegean, the Adriatic,
Libya and Cyprus, and also contains thematic chapters examining cen-
tral Greece on the eve of colonisation, foundation stories and Greek
expansion in the Classical period.
The handbook was initially envisaged as a single volume. It was
obvious to me, when I took over the project, that there was too much
material to be accommodated within one set of covers. Thus, a divi-
sion into two volumes became necessary. However, in the course of
working on volume 2, it became apparent that the remaining mate-
rial was also too extensive to be accommodated comfortably herein.
Therefore, after consultation with the authors and publisher, a third
(and fi nal) volume is planned; it will contain chapters on East Greece
(A. Domínguez and G.R. Tsetskhladze), Miletus (R. Senff), the Black
Sea (G.R. Tsetskhladze), Greeks and Near Eastern society (R. Roll-
inger), and secondary colonisation (M. Lombardo and F. Frisone), with
a concluding chapter by me, to balance my introduction to volume 1,
in which developments since the appearance of that volume can be
considered alongside some general themes and conclusions.
The editing and preparation of volume 2 has been as challenging
and time-consuming as its predecessor. I would like to express my pro-
found gratitude to the authors for their patience and their willingness
to update and, as necessary, rewrite their initial submissions. Many
colleagues and friends have helped by reviewing chapters, answering
queries, checking references, etc. I am most grateful to all of them,
particularly to Prof. Sir John Boardman, Dr J.F. Hargrave and Dr
O. Lafe. The translation of Prof. P. Cabanes’s chapter from French was
arranged by Michiel Klein Swormink.
Brill has provided much help and support. I am grateful to Ms Gera
van Bedaf, Dr Irene van Rossum and Ms Caroline van Erp, as well as
to our typesetter in the Philippines, Ms Maribeth E. Siguenza. Most of
the maps and plans were redrawn by Brill to achieve uniformity.
It is a matter of regret that I must record the death of Prof. H.G.
Niemeyer, one of the contributors to volume 1.