Panhellenism And the Barbarian in Archaic and Classical Greece

373 Pages·2007·2.82 MB·English

by  Lynette Mitchell

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For Stephen and James
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
List of figures
Introduction: Panhellenism and the barbarian
1. Panhellenism and the community of the Hellenes
2. Defining the boundaries of the Hellenic community
3. The symbolic community: utopia and dystopia
4. Cultural contestation
5. Time, space and war against the barbarian
Epilogue
Bibliography
General index
Index locorum
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This project was started during my British academy Post-doctoral Fellowship hosted
by Oriel College, Oxford, and both the British academy and Oriel College have
continued to support it, particularly through the hospitality and kindness of Professor
ernst nicholson of Oriel, and a British academy small research grant which allowed me
to travel regularly to Oxford, and to visit the national archaeological museum in
athens, and so to complete the monograph.
The bulk of the book, however, was written in exeter, and I owe a heavy debt of
gratitude to colleagues for friendship and encouragement, and especially to stephen
mitchell, John Wilkins, richard seaford and david Braund, who read and commented
on drafts. Peter rhodes, robin Osborne, robert Parker and especially Chris Pelling also
read the whole for me at various stages, and were generous with their time and their
comments. in addition to all these, there are the many friends without whose kindness
and support this book would not have seen the light of day, in particular Wendy
maull, Jenny hocking, Caroline huxtable and shane Coombs. especial thanks, however,
must go to my family, to stephen and to James. This book represents a poor return for
the way in which they have cherished and cared for me, but I dedicate it to them, with
thanks.
LGM
May 2006
University of Exeter
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations for ancient authors and their works should be noted:
[Apoll.] [Apollodorus], Bibliotheca
Q.C. Quintus Curtius, History of Alexander
Serv. Dan. Servius Danielis
Periodicals are abbreviated as in L’Année Philologique, with the usual English
divergences (e.g. AJP for AJPh). Note also the following abbreviations for modern
sources (for full publishing details of items listed here, except standard collections of
texts and reference works, refer to the bibliography):
ARV2 J.D. Beazley, Attic Red-figure Vase-painters, 2nd edn
Buck C.D. Buck, The Greek Dialects, revised
CAH Cambridge Ancient History
Campbell D.A. Campbell, Greek Lyric: Sappho and Alcaeus,
revised edition
Davies EGF M. Davies, Epicorum Graecorum Fragmenta
Davies PMGF M. Davies, Poetarum Melicorum Graecorum
Fragmenta
Der neue Pauly H. Cancik and h. sdmeider (eds.) Der neue Pauly.
Enzyklopädie der Antike
DK H. Diels and W. Kranz, Fragmente der Vorsokratiker6
Fornara C.W. Fornara, Archaic Times to the End of the Peloponnesian War
FGrHist Jacoby, Die Fragmente der griechischen Historiker
Aw. Gomme, a. Andrewes and K.J. Dover, A Historical Commentary
HCT
on Thucydides, 5 vols.
HW WW. How and J. Wells, A Commentary on Herodotus,
2 vols.
IG Inscriptiones Graecae, 14 vols.
InvM O. Kern, Die Inschriften von Magnesia am Maeander
IPriene F. Hiller, Inschriften von Priene
ISE L. Moretti, Iscrizioni Storiche Ellenistiche
Jouan/van
F. Jouan and H. van Looy, Euripide, vol. 8 (4
Looy EF
vols.):Fragments
Kassel/Austin
R. Kassel and C. Austin (eds.) Poetae Comici Graeci,
PCG
8 vols.
Kock Kock, Comicorum Atticorum Fragmenta, 3 vols.
LIMC Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae
Lobel/Page E. Lobel and D-l. Page, Poetarum Lesbiorum Fragmenta
ML R.Meiggs and D.M. Lewis, A Collection of Greek Historical
Inscriptions to the End of the Fifth Century, revised edn
NAM National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Nauck TrGF A. Nauck, Tragicorum Graecorum Fragmenta, 2nd edn.
OCD3 S. Hornblower and A. Spawforth (eds.) The Oxford Classical
Dictionary, 3rd edn
OCT Oxford Classical Texts
Page FGE D.L. Page, Further Greek Epigrams
Page PMG D.L. Page, Poetae Melici Graeci
Page SLG D.L. Page, Supplementum Lyricis Graecis
Radt TrGF S. Radt, Tragicorum Graecorum Fragmenta
RE Real-Encyclopädie der klassischen Altertumswissenschaft
RO P.J. Rhodes and R. Osborne, Greek Historical Inscriptions,
479–323 BC
Staatsverträge H. Bengtson, Die Staatsverträge des Altertums, 3 vols., 2nd edn
Syll.3 W. Dittenberger, Sylloge Inscriptionum Graecorum, 3rd edn
Tod M. Tod, A Selection of Greek Historical Inscriptions, 2 vols.
West M.L. West, Greek Lyric Poetry
West IE/IE2 M.L. West, Iambi et Elegi Graeci I/II , 2nd edn
West ThPhF M.L. West, Theognidis et Phocylidis Fragmenta et Adespota
Quaedam Gnomica
When referring to epigraphical sources, ‘=’ does not always mean direct equivalence,
but that the section of the inscription discussed can be found in both places.
Note on transliteration and translation I have used the Latinized
equivalents for most Greek names, and, in the interests of accessibility,
have used a transliterated form (with the nearest English equivalents) of a
few more specialised terms and individual Greek words; in most cases,
however, I have kept phrases and longer quotations in Greek. All
translations are my own unless otherwise stated.