The Invisible Dead. the Case of the Argolid and Corinthia During the Early Bronze Age
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Genetics of the Peloponnesean Populations and the Theory of Extinction of the Medieval Peloponnesean Greeks
European Journal of Human Genetics (2017) 25, 637–645 Official journal of The European Society of Human Genetics www.nature.com/ejhg ARTICLE Genetics of the peloponnesean populations and the theory of extinction of the medieval peloponnesean Greeks George Stamatoyannopoulos*,1, Aritra Bose2, Athanasios Teodosiadis3, Fotis Tsetsos2, Anna Plantinga4, Nikoletta Psatha5, Nikos Zogas6, Evangelia Yannaki6, Pierre Zalloua7, Kenneth K Kidd8, Brian L Browning4,9, John Stamatoyannopoulos3,10, Peristera Paschou11 and Petros Drineas2 Peloponnese has been one of the cradles of the Classical European civilization and an important contributor to the ancient European history. It has also been the subject of a controversy about the ancestry of its population. In a theory hotly debated by scholars for over 170 years, the German historian Jacob Philipp Fallmerayer proposed that the medieval Peloponneseans were totally extinguished by Slavic and Avar invaders and replaced by Slavic settlers during the 6th century CE. Here we use 2.5 million single-nucleotide polymorphisms to investigate the genetic structure of Peloponnesean populations in a sample of 241 individuals originating from all districts of the peninsula and to examine predictions of the theory of replacement of the medieval Peloponneseans by Slavs. We find considerable heterogeneity of Peloponnesean populations exemplified by genetically distinct subpopulations and by gene flow gradients within Peloponnese. By principal component analysis (PCA) and ADMIXTURE analysis the Peloponneseans are clearly distinguishable from the populations of the Slavic homeland and are very similar to Sicilians and Italians. Using a novel method of quantitative analysis of ADMIXTURE output we find that the Slavic ancestry of Peloponnesean subpopulations ranges from 0.2 to 14.4%. -
Early Mycenaean Arkadia: Space and Place(S) of an Inland and Mountainous Region
Early Mycenaean Arkadia: Space and Place(s) of an Inland and Mountainous Region Eleni Salavoura1 Abstract: The concept of space is an abstract and sometimes a conventional term, but places – where people dwell, (inter)act and gain experiences – contribute decisively to the formation of the main characteristics and the identity of its residents. Arkadia, in the heart of the Peloponnese, is a landlocked country with small valleys and basins surrounded by high mountains, which, according to the ancient literature, offered to its inhabitants a hard and laborious life. Its rough terrain made Arkadia always a less attractive area for archaeological investigation. However, due to its position in the centre of the Peloponnese, Arkadia is an inevitable passage for anyone moving along or across the peninsula. The long life of small and medium-sized agrarian communities undoubtedly owes more to their foundation at crossroads connecting the inland with the Peloponnesian coast, than to their potential for economic growth based on the resources of the land. However, sites such as Analipsis, on its east-southeastern borders, the cemetery at Palaiokastro and the ash altar on Mount Lykaion, both in the southwest part of Arkadia, indicate that the area had a Bronze Age past, and raise many new questions. In this paper, I discuss the role of Arkadia in early Mycenaean times based on settlement patterns and excavation data, and I investigate the relation of these inland communities with high-ranking central places. In other words, this is an attempt to set place(s) into space, supporting the idea that the central region of the Peloponnese was a separated, but not isolated part of it, comprising regions that are also diversified among themselves. -
Kleonai, the Corinth-Argos Road, And
HESPERIA 78 (2OO9) KLEONAI, THE CORINTH- Pages ioj-163 ARGOS ROAD, AND THE "AXIS OF HISTORY" ABSTRACT The ancient roadfrom Corinth to Argos via the Longopotamos passwas one of the most important and longest-used natural routes through the north- eastern Peloponnese. The author proposes to identity the exact route of the road as it passed through Kleonaian territoryby combining the evidence of ancient testimonia, the identification of ancient roadside features, the ac- counts of early travelers,and autopsy.The act of tracing the road serves to emphasizethe prominentposition of the city Kleonaion this interstateroute, which had significant consequences both for its own history and for that of neighboring states. INTRODUCTION Much of the historyof the polis of Kleonaiwas shapedby its location on a numberof majorroutes from the Isthmus and Corinth into the Peloponnese.1The most importantof thesewas a majorartery for north- south travel;from the city of Kleonai,the immediatedestinations of this roadwere Corinthto the north and Argos to the south.It is in connec- tion with its roadsthat Kleonaiis most often mentionedin the ancient sources,and likewise,modern topographical studies of the areahave fo- cusedon definingthe coursesof these routes,particularly that of the main 1. The initial fieldworkfor this Culturefor grantingit. In particular, anonymousreaders and the editors studywas primarilyconducted as I thank prior ephors Elisavet Spathari of Hesperia,were of invaluableassis- part of a one-person surveyof visible and AlexanderMantis for their in- tance. I owe particulargratitude to remainsin Kleonaianterritory under terest in the projectat Kleonai,and Bruce Stiver and John Luchin for their the auspicesof the American School the guardsand residentsof Archaia assistancewith the illustrations. -
Victoria G. Karelias Collection of Traditional Greek Costumes Lyceum Club of Greek Women of Kalamata
University of Rhode Island DigitalCommons@URI Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design Faculty Publications Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design 2020 Victoria G. Karelias Collection of Traditional Greek Costumes Lyceum Club of Greek Women of Kalamata Linda Welters University of Rhode Island, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/tmd_facpubs The University of Rhode Island Faculty have made this article openly available. Please let us know how Open Access to this research benefits you. This is a pre-publication author manuscript of the final, published article. Terms of Use This article is made available under the terms and conditions applicable towards Open Access Policy Articles, as set forth in our Terms of Use. Citation/Publisher Attribution Linda Welters (2020) Victoria G. Karelias Collection of Greek Traditional Costumes, Fashion Theory, 24:1, 93-102, DOI: 10.1080/1362704X.2018.1430888 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/1362704X.2018.1430888 This Review is brought to you for free and open access by the Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design at DigitalCommons@URI. It has been accepted for inclusion in Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design Faculty Publications by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@URI. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Exhibition Review Victoria G. Karelias Collection of Traditional Greek Costumes Lyceum Club of Greek Women of Kalamata 64 Stadiou, Kalamata, Greece Reviewed by Linda Welters Take one passionate collector, one derelict building, add a visionary team of collaborators, and the result is a remarkable museum of traditional Greek dress. It opened its doors on October 11, 2016 in the city of Kalamata in the southwestern Peloponnese. -
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Open Research Online The Open University’s repository of research publications and other research outputs The nature and development of Roman Corinth to the end of the Antonine period Thesis How to cite: Walbank, Mary Elizabeth Hoskins (1987). The nature and development of Roman Corinth to the end of the Antonine period. PhD thesis The Open University. For guidance on citations see FAQs. c 1986 The Author https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Version: Version of Record Link(s) to article on publisher’s website: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21954/ou.ro.0000de1f Copyright and Moral Rights for the articles on this site are retained by the individual authors and/or other copyright owners. For more information on Open Research Online’s data policy on reuse of materials please consult the policies page. oro.open.ac.uk THE NATURE AND DEVELOPMENT OF ROMAN CORINTH TO THE END OF THE ANTONINE PERIOD Mary Elizabeth Hoskins Walbank, B.A., M.A. Thesis submitted to the Open University for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy AvrPr'lor5 1\lJt'\'\bC(: HDK' 303 . :Datrt or 6ubMlsslon; ;(0'''' October R~C, Classics, Faculty of Arts ~ata of- Aw'drc\: 7J}'v\ Januatj 19<97 October 1986 COPYRIGHT DECLARATION This thesis is an unpublished typescript and copyright is held by the author. Photocopy; ng ; sperm; tted on ly wi th the v/ri tten consent of the author. No quotation from this thesis or information derived from it may be published without the written consent of the author. i ABSTRACT The purpose of this thesis is two-fold: first, to examine and re-assess the material remains of Roman Corinth in the light 'of modern scholarship; secondly, to use this evidence, in combination with the literary sources, and thus to define, more clearly than has been done hitherto, both the nature of the original foundation and the way in which it developed. -
Politics and Policy in Corinth 421-336 B.C. Dissertation
POLITICS AND POLICY IN CORINTH 421-336 B.C. DISSERTATION Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University by DONALD KAGAN, B.A., A.M. The Ohio State University 1958 Approved by: Adviser Department of History TABLE OF CONTENTS Page FOREWORD ................................................. 1 CHAPTER I THE LEGACY OF ARCHAIC C O R I N T H ....................7 II CORINTHIAN DIPLOMACY AFTER THE PEACE OF NICIAS . 31 III THE DECLINE OF CORINTHIAN P O W E R .................58 IV REVOLUTION AND UNION WITH ARGOS , ................ 78 V ARISTOCRACY, TYRANNY AND THE END OF CORINTHIAN INDEPENDENCE ............... 100 APPENDIXES .............................................. 135 INDEX OF PERSONAL N A M E S ................................. 143 BIBLIOGRAPHY ........................................... 145 AUTOBIOGRAPHY ........................................... 149 11 FOREWORD When one considers the important role played by Corinth in Greek affairs from the earliest times to the end of Greek freedom it is remarkable to note the paucity of monographic literature on this key city. This is particular ly true for the classical period wnere the sources are few and scattered. For the archaic period the situation has been somewhat better. One of the first attempts toward the study of Corinthian 1 history was made in 1876 by Ernst Curtius. This brief art icle had no pretensions to a thorough investigation of the subject, merely suggesting lines of inquiry and stressing the importance of numisihatic evidence. A contribution of 2 similar score was undertaken by Erich Wilisch in a brief discussion suggesting some of the problems and possible solutions. This was followed by a second brief discussion 3 by the same author. -
University Microfilms, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan LINDA JANE PIPER 1967
This dissertation has been microfilmed exactly as received 66-15,122 PIPER, Linda Jane, 1935- A HISTORY OF SPARTA: 323-146 B.C. The Ohio State University, Ph.D., 1966 History, ancient University Microfilms, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan LINDA JANE PIPER 1967 All Rights Reserved A HISTORY OF SPARTA: 323-1^6 B.C. DISSERTATION Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By Linda Jane Piper, A.B., M.A. The Ohio State University 1966 Approved by Adviser Department of History PREFACE The history of Sparta from the death of Alexander in 323 B.C; to the destruction of Corinth in 1^6 B.C. is the history of social revolution and Sparta's second rise to military promi nence in the Peloponnesus; the history of kings and tyrants; the history of Sparta's struggle to remain autonomous in a period of amalgamation. It is also a period in Sparta's history too often neglected by historians both past and present. There is no monograph directly concerned with Hellenistic Sparta. For the most part, this period is briefly and only inci dentally covered in works dealing either with the whole history of ancient Sparta, or simply as a part of Hellenic or Hellenistic 1 2 history in toto. Both Pierre Roussel and Eug&ne Cavaignac, in their respective surveys of Spartan history, have written clear and concise chapters on the Hellenistic period. Because of the scope of their subject, however, they were forced to limit them selves to only the most important events and people of this time, and great gaps are left in between. -
Excavations at Phlius, 1924 the Prehistoric Deposits
EXCAVATIONS AT PHLIUS, 1924 THE PREHISTORICDEPOSITS (PLATES 113-118) J N 1924 the AmericanSchool of ClassicalStudies undertooka test excavationat the site of ancient Phlius, which is situated in the Peloponnesos west of the site of ancient Nemea. Designed as a preliminary investigation prior to further excava- tions, the excavators sank numerous trenches on and around the hill which contains the acropolis of the ancient city. A large amount of material was recovered from the scattered trenches but it was never studied and only an abbreviated excavation report was published.' At the end of the season most of the finds from the excavation were packed in wooden boxes, without any preliminary washing, sorting or mending, and stored in the Old Museum at Old Corinth. They rested where they had been placed for forty years until they were unpacked and studied by this writer beginning in the summer of 1964.2 They were found to belong to practically all periods of Greek history, beginning with the Early Neolithic and extending to the Turkish. The boxes unfortunately yielded thoroughly mixed contents, due to the test nature of the excava- tion itself and the circumstances of storage where some mixing had occurred throtlglh collapses. The prehistoric material could, however, be readily identified and segre- gated for study and it is with this material that this article is concerned. A later article will treat a Votive Deposit datable to the seventh and sixth centuries B.C.which was also found on the site. THE EXCAVATION The site of Phlius is situated in a broad plain and consists of a long ridge, which extends westwards from the encircling hills, and the plain immediately around it on its north, south and west sides (Fig. -
A Raptor Roadside Survey in Western Turkey and Eastern Greece
j Raptor Res. 28(3):186-191 ¸ 1994 The Raptor Research Foundation, Inc. A RAPTOR ROADSIDE SURVEY IN WESTERN TURKEY AND EASTERN GREECE WADE L. EAKLE 1 World WorkingGroup on Birdsof Prey and Owls, Wangenheimstr.32, D-1000 Berlin 33, Germany ABSTR•CT.--Roadsidesurveys were conductedin westernTurkey and easternGreece in April-May 1993 to determine the relative abundanceof observedraptors. Ten diurnal species,as well as unidentified buzzardsand unidentifiedharriers, and one nocturnalspecies were observedduring 177 hr 30 min of observationover 4395 km travelled. Lesser kestrels(Falco naumanni), commonkestrels (F. tinnunculus), commonbuzzards (Buteo spp.) and harriers(Circus spp.) were the mostfrequently observed species. More individuals(N = 145) and species(N = 8) were observedin agriculturallands than other habitattypes. Indicesof relativeabundance were calculatedfor eachspecies based on the numberof individualsobserved p•erkilometer travelled. KEY WORDS: Greece;raptor roadsidesurvey; relative abundance; Turkey. Observaci6nde rapacesen rutas del oestede Turqula y el estede Grecia RESUMEN.--Unestudio de ruta fue hechoen el oestede Turquia yen el estede Grecia entre abril y mayode 1993, para determinarla abundanciarelativa de rapacesobservados. Se observarondiez especies diurnas,incluyendo Buteo spp. y Circusspp. no identificados,y una especienocturna, en un recorridode 4395 km realizadoen 177 hr 30 min. Falconaumanni, F. tinnunculus,Buteo spp. y Circusspp. fueron las especiesobservadas con mayor frecuencia.Se observaronmils individuos(N = 145) y especies(N = 8) en tierrasde usoagricola queen otrostipos de hilbitat.Se calcularonindices relativos para cadaespecie basadosen el nfimerode individuosobservados por ki16metrorecorrido. [Traducci6n de Ivan Lazo] Raptor populationdensities in Turkey and Greece, eightnocturnal species in Greece,and Gensbol(1987) particularlyTurkey, are poorlydocumented. Belkis for 27 diurnal speciesin Greece and 28 diurnal et al. -
2017 Tsjcl Certamen Advanced Division Round 1
2017 TSJCL CERTAMEN ADVANCED DIVISION ROUND 1 TU 1 Strongyle and Dia are alternate names for what island, where Theseus supposedly abandoned Ariadne on their way back from Crete? NAXOS B1 What pair of giants also supposedly died on Naxos? OTUS AND EPHIALTES // THE ALOADAE B2 Although Otus and Ephialtes died on Naxos, they were not buried there. At what town, the erstwhile home of the fisherman Glaucus, were the two buried? ANTHEDON TU 2 Differentiate in meaning between lūceō and lūgeō. LŪCEŌ = SHINE / LŪGEŌ = MOURN B1 What 2nd declension noun related to lūceō, means “grove, especially one sacred to a god”? LUCUS B2 What 3rd declension neuter noun also means “grove”? NEMUS TU 3 What author and statesman gave Aulus Hirtius the task of completing the final book of his Comentariī Dē Bellō Gallicō? (GAIUS JULIUS) CAESAR B1 In its entirety, how many books did this work contain? 8 BOOKS B2 Which work also attributed to Aulus Hirtius picks up where Caesar’s Comentariī Dē Bellō Civilī ends? BELLUM ALEXANDRINUM TU 4 Who brought destruction to the Roman colonies Verulamium, Camulodunum, and Londinium during the reign of Nero as revenge for her mistreatment by Roman procurators in Britain? BOUDICCA B1 What tribe, of which she was queen, did Boudicca lead against the Romans? ICENI B2 What governor of Britain was recalled from his conquest of the Island Mona to suppress the rebellion of Boudicca? SUETONIUS PAULINUS 1 2017 TSJCL CERTAMEN ADVANCED DIVISION ROUND 1 TU 5 Listen carefully to the following passage, which I will read twice, and answer in Latin the questions that follow: At Circē ubi omnia ad prōfectiōnem parāta vīdit, aegra fiebat, atque Ulixem vehementer orābat ut consiliō desisteret. -
Ano Vayia.8 Turning to the East(Fig
TOWERS AND FORTIFICATIONS AT VAYIA IN THE SOUTHEAST CORINTHIA Author(s): William R. Caraher, David K. Pettegrew and Sarah James Source: Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Vol. 79, No. 3 (July-September 2010), pp. 385-415 Published by: The American School of Classical Studies at Athens Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40981055 . Accessed: 18/03/2014 10:15 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]. The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 71.168.218.10 on Tue, 18 Mar 2014 10:15:35 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions HESPERIA 79 (2010) TOWERS AND Pages 385-415 FORTIFICATIONS AT VAYIA IN THE SOUTHEAST CORINTHIA ABSTRACT Althoughrural towers have long been central to the discussion of the fortified landscapesof Classical and Hellenistic Greece, the Corinthiahas rarely figured inthe conversation, despite the historical significance of exurban fortifications forthe territory. The authorsof this article report on therecent investigation bythe Eastern Korinthia Archaeological Survey of two towers and associated fortificationsinthe region of Vayia in the southeast Corinthia. -
STRATEGIES of UNITY WITHIN the ACHAEAN LEAGUE By
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by The University of Utah: J. Willard Marriott Digital Library STRATEGIES OF UNITY WITHIN THE ACHAEAN LEAGUE by Andrew James Hillen A thesis submitted to the faculty of The University of Utah in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Department of History The University of Utah December 2012 Copyright © Andrew James Hillen 2012 All Rights Reserved The University of Utah Graduate School STATEMENT OF THESIS APPROVAL The thesis of Andrew James Hillen has been approved by the following supervisory committee members: W. Lindsay Adams , Chair June 26, 2012 Date Approved Ronald Smelser , Member June 26, 2012 Date Approved Alexis Christensen , Member June 26, 2012 Date Approved and by Isabel Moreira , Chair of the Department of History and by Charles A. Wight, Dean of The Graduate School. ABSTRACT The Achaean League successfully extended its membership to poleis who did not traditionally share any affinity with the Achaean ethnos. This occurred, against the current of traditional Greek political development, due to a fundamental restructuring of political power within the poleis of the Peloponnesus. Due to Hellenistic, and particularly Macedonian intervention, most Peloponnesian poleis were directed by tyrants who could make decisions based on their sole judgments. The Achaean League positioned itself to directly influence those tyrants. The League offered to maintain the tyrants within their poleis so long as they joined the League, or these tyrants faced relentless Achaean attacks and assassination attempts. Through the consent of this small tyrannical elite, the Achaean League grew to encompass most of the Peloponnesus.