Christy Constantakopoulou
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- July 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780198787273
- eISBN:
- 9780191829345
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780198787273.003.0005
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, European History: BCE to 500CE, Archaeology: Classical
This chapter provides a methodological discussion on how to use the evidence included in the Delian inventories in order to write the social history of the dedicants. The inventories were produced by ...
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This chapter provides a methodological discussion on how to use the evidence included in the Delian inventories in order to write the social history of the dedicants. The inventories were produced by the Delian hieropoioi and recorded on an annual basis the dedications kept in the Delian treasuries. The chapter focuses particularly on dedications which are attached to named individuals and communities. It then discusses the material according to the parameters of gender, individual versus community dedications, elite dedicants, and distance of travel. Using the inventories we are able to reconstruct who came to the Delian sanctuary to dedicate objects.Less
This chapter provides a methodological discussion on how to use the evidence included in the Delian inventories in order to write the social history of the dedicants. The inventories were produced by the Delian hieropoioi and recorded on an annual basis the dedications kept in the Delian treasuries. The chapter focuses particularly on dedications which are attached to named individuals and communities. It then discusses the material according to the parameters of gender, individual versus community dedications, elite dedicants, and distance of travel. Using the inventories we are able to reconstruct who came to the Delian sanctuary to dedicate objects.
Christy Constantakopoulou
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- July 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780198787273
- eISBN:
- 9780191829345
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780198787273.003.0001
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, European History: BCE to 500CE, Archaeology: Classical
This chapter provides a brief overview of the history of Delos, with particular emphasis on the period of Independence (314–166 BC). It examines the image of the Delian ‘parasite’, and explains it as ...
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This chapter provides a brief overview of the history of Delos, with particular emphasis on the period of Independence (314–166 BC). It examines the image of the Delian ‘parasite’, and explains it as essentially the result of a negative approach towards the Delians’ reliance to outsiders. The chapter discusses the nature of the sources, and the importance of epigraphy. What allows us to write the history of Delos is the plethora of Delian inscriptions: inventories, accounts, and decrees, among others. The chapter then discusses network theory and regionalism as the two main methodological approaches employed in the book, and presents a summary of the four case studies discussed in the book.Less
This chapter provides a brief overview of the history of Delos, with particular emphasis on the period of Independence (314–166 BC). It examines the image of the Delian ‘parasite’, and explains it as essentially the result of a negative approach towards the Delians’ reliance to outsiders. The chapter discusses the nature of the sources, and the importance of epigraphy. What allows us to write the history of Delos is the plethora of Delian inscriptions: inventories, accounts, and decrees, among others. The chapter then discusses network theory and regionalism as the two main methodological approaches employed in the book, and presents a summary of the four case studies discussed in the book.
Christy Constantakopoulou
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- July 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780198787273
- eISBN:
- 9780191829345
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780198787273.003.0006
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, European History: BCE to 500CE, Archaeology: Classical
This chapter provides a summary of the previous case studies. It discusses the four networks examined over the course of the book,. The first case study explores the history of the Islanders’ League. ...
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This chapter provides a summary of the previous case studies. It discusses the four networks examined over the course of the book,. The first case study explores the history of the Islanders’ League. It proposes that the League is the expression of a strong regional island identity. The second case study focuses on the history of monumentalization of Delos. By exploring the different funding sources for building activity on Delos, it shows the active engagement of the Delian community, the Hellenistic kings, and other non-royal individuals in the monumentalization processes. The third case study examines the Delian network of honours which was geographically immense, with the southern Aegean as the primary region of local interaction, and with specific clustering beyond this primary region. The fourth case study focuses on the evidence of the Delian inventories in order to reconstruct the social dynamics of dedication.Less
This chapter provides a summary of the previous case studies. It discusses the four networks examined over the course of the book,. The first case study explores the history of the Islanders’ League. It proposes that the League is the expression of a strong regional island identity. The second case study focuses on the history of monumentalization of Delos. By exploring the different funding sources for building activity on Delos, it shows the active engagement of the Delian community, the Hellenistic kings, and other non-royal individuals in the monumentalization processes. The third case study examines the Delian network of honours which was geographically immense, with the southern Aegean as the primary region of local interaction, and with specific clustering beyond this primary region. The fourth case study focuses on the evidence of the Delian inventories in order to reconstruct the social dynamics of dedication.
