Greek History

In 2009, the National Archaeological Museum at Athens opened the “Terracotta Figurines Collection” in which around five hundred objects from its depots were presented for the first time to the public. This collection had been built at the end of the nineteenth century with finds from excavations as well as out of purchases and donations from private assemblages. One of these was the antiquities collection of the professor at the University of Athens and art dealer Athanasios Rousopoulos (1823—1898). With Rousopoulos’ death in 1898, the antiquities he owned went into his eight children’s possession. These managed the artifacts’ distribution between the state museum and private ownership according to Greece’s second Law on Antiquities (1899).

This paper follows the storyline of one exemplary figurine — “monkey grinding corn with a pestle” (NAM inv. No. 12980) — that was passed from the Rousopoulos household to the museum on account of the new legislation. This type of provenance research considers archaeological artifacts as historiographical sources for biographical studies. In the case of Rousopoulos’ collection, the names we find in administrative records from the Museum archives and the Archives of the Archaeological Service bring together the history of antiquities in modern contexts and family biography.

The empire that the Athenians established in the years after 478 BC was an entirely new phenomenon in the history of Greece, and the basis of much of the brilliant development of Athenian culture in the fifth century. Its growth and collapse was the key event in the history of the period, after the defeat of the Persian invasion. Yet this important historical phenomenon remains baffling to study. New developments in various fields have made urgent a revision of existing approaches, which largely originated in the first half of the last century. Advances in archaeology have hugely extended the possibilities of writing an archaeology of the empire. The accepted chronology of many key inscriptions has been powerfully challenged, so that new narrative reconstructions become possible. Relevant new documents in languages such as Lycian have become available. Understanding of the Persian empire which was the parallel, and in a sense the model, with which the Athenian empire interacted has been transformed in the last quarter century. Broader developments in historiography (microhistory; history from below; and, post-colonial theory) invite us to pose new questions.The aim of this collection is not to offer a final word on any of the problems, but to give a sense of the possibility of a new generation of studies of the empire.

1. Phd dissertation Synopsis: Dynamic and continuously evolving social policy, with its diverse approaches and vague delineation that illustrate the continuous engagement of the individual with the collective, the social with the economic and the political with the cultural element, constitutes a field of robust study and reflection on the implementation of social policy in the particular circumstances of each state. The inability of the Greek social security system to meet the needs of society as mandated by the institutional framework since the mid-1980s has provided the evidence for this study on the institutional development of social policy in Greece. There are weaknesses in the Greek welfare system. Similar problems were observed in almost all countries since the 1980s, and they were attributed to the growth of the welfare state with its high operational and provisional costs. Within this framework, the extensive international literature highlights the pluralism of approaches to the issue, thus reinforcing the need for a multidisciplinary approach to the subject matter of social policy. Such an approach draws the necessary theoretical and methodological knowledge primarily from sociology as well as from legal, economic, political and administrative sciences, but mainly from history. Thus the role of Economic History becomes very important. Economic History shows that different characteristics of the shape and growth of the economies in European countries determined the institutional formation of social policy. This study, based on both qualitative and raw quantitative data, focuses on the institutional dimension of social policy in the Hellenic State for more than two centuries (1828-2008), with an emphasis on the redistribution mechanisms of social security.

Extensive Greek summary of a PhD thesis submitted at King's College, London and subsequently published under the title: Laonikos Chalkokondyles, A Translation and Commentary of the “Demonstrations of Histories” (books I-III), Athens 1996, pp. 388

Though Odysseus’ tales to Eumaios and Aninoos in Odyssey 14.199–359 and 17.417–44, respectively, are presented as fictional tales within Homer’s larger myth, some elements have striking analogs in Late Bronze–Early Iron Age reality.

This article examines these portions of the hero’s false ainoi within their fictive context for the purpose of identifying and evaluating those elements. Particular focus is given to Odysseus’ declaration that he led nine successful maritime raids prior to the Trojan War; to his twice–described ill–fated assault on Egypt; and to his claim not only to have been spared in the wake of that Egyptian raid, but to have spent a subsequent seven years in the land of the pharaohs, during which he gathered great wealth.

Through a comparative examination of literary and archaeological evidence from the Late Bronze–Early Iron transition in the Eastern Mediterranean, it is shown that these aspects of Odysseus’ stories are not only reflective of the historical reality surrounding the time in which the epic is set, but that Odysseus’ fictive experience is remarkably similar to that of one specific member of the ‘Sea Peoples’ groups best known from 19th and 20th dynasty Egyptian records: the ‘Sherden of the Sea.’

Invited talk - University of Vienna (18 January 2022)
From the Adriatic Sea to the mountainous borders with Iran and from the Black Sea to the scorched shores of the Red Sea, the Ottoman domains were home to myriad locations of archaeological importance. The multitude of prehistoric, ancient and medieval civilisations that had left their imprint on Ottoman lands was bound to attract the interest of Europeans. Ottoman subjects were not in themselves left uninterested. Visits, digs, illicit traffic, museums and many more activities attest to this.
As the 19th century was progressing with the number of manifestations of an interest in ancient finds rising, the Ottoman state decided to take it upon itself to regulate this area of human activity. This presentation discusses the legal responses of the Ottoman state to this rising interest and, more specifically, the laws on antiquities of 1869, 1874, 1884 and 1906. It traces their origins, such as the incidents or other factors that motivated the state to promulgate the laws. It aims to shed light on the topics these laws covered, such as definitions on antiquities, the ownership of finds, stipulations on the import and, significantly, export of antiquities, any protective measures, and the regulation of excavations. It also provides a comparison between Ottoman archaeological legislation and that of the Greek kingdom in an attempt to identify points of convergence and divergence. To what extent was Ottoman policy inspired by Greece’s treatment of antiquities? Finally, this presentation does not fail to investigate the reasons for replacing one law with another. In this, a discussion of how each law was implemented in the vast domains of the empire remains crucial.
In all, this presentation aims to provide a comprehensive picture as to the Ottoman legal approaches to antiquities that, together with the development of Ottoman museums, encapsulate Ottoman archaeological policy. In discussing the laws, we shall see how the Ottoman state evolved from being largely a bystander into a guardian of antiquities in its lands.

Οι ελληνοτουρκικές σχέσεις προσδιορίζουν σταθερά την ελληνική εξωτερική πολιτική από τη γένεση του νεοελληνικού κράτους. Το παρόν βιβλίο καλύπτει σημαντικό κενό πολλών ετών στη σχετική επιστημονική βιβλιογραφία. Παρουσιάζει συγκροτημένα όλες τις πτυχές των ελληνοτουρκικών σχέσεων από την επόμενη ημέρα της Μικρασιατικής Καταστροφής το 1922 μέχρι και τα μέσα της δεκαετίας του 2010.
Ξεκινώντας από την τύχη των αιχμαλώτων μετά το 1922, το βιβλίο αναλύει τη συνδιάσκεψη και τη συνθήκη της Λωζάννης, την περίοδο της ελληνοτουρκικής προσέγγισης κατά τον μεσοπόλεμο, το Κυπριακό από το 1955 μέχρι και τη διαχείρισή του μετά την απόρριψη του Σχεδίου Ανάν, τη διαμάχη για την υφαλοκρηπίδα του Αιγαίου, την αιγιαλίτιδα ζώνη, τον εναέριο χώρο και το FIR Αθηνών, το νομικό καθεστώς αλλά και την αντιμετώπιση της μουσουλμανικής μειονότητας στη Θράκη και της ελληνικής μειονότητας στην Τουρκία καθώς και του Οικουμενικού Πατριαρχείου. Αναπτύσσονται επίσης τα σημερινά προβλήματα με τα κοιτάσματα φυσικού αερίου της Κύπρου, τους αγωγούς υδρογονανθράκων, την ΑΟΖ και το Καστελόριζο.
Το βιβλίο δεν περιορίζεται σε παράθεση γεγονότων. Αναλύει τα θέματα, θέτει προβληματισμούς και καταθέτει συγκεκριμένες προτάσεις για την πορεία της ελληνικής εξωτερικής πολιτικής έναντι της Τουρκίας.
Εκδόσεις ΠΑΤΑΚΗ
ΣΕΙΡΑ: ΝΕΩΤΕΡΗ ΚΑΙ ΣΥΓΧΡΟΝΗ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ
ISBN 978-960-16-5376-1
ΣΧΗΜΑ: 21Χ28 ΣΕΛΙΔΕΣ: 896
ΠΡΩΤΗ ΕΚΔΟΣΗ: ΜΑΡΤΙΟΣ 2015

Bu kitap, Pontos Kralı Mithradates VI Eupator Dionysos’un biyografisidir. 2003 yılında Akdeniz Üniversitesi, Eskiçağ Dilleri ve Kültürleri Bölümü’nde tamamladığım Mithradates VI Eupator ve Roma başlıklı doktora tezimin dört senelik yorucu; fakat keyifli bir çalışma sonucunda kitaplaşmış biçimidir. Kitabın amacı, şimdiye kadar ihmal edilen Pontos Kralı Mithradates VI Eupator Dionysos’un Küçük Asya ve Roma’ya karşı uyguladığı politikayı ve sonuçlarını, Anadolu’lu bakış açısıyla yeniden değerlendirmektir. Bunu yaparken, krala ve İÖ. I. yüzyıl Küçük Asya tarihine ilişkin antik kaynaklar, epigrafik belgeler, nümismatik buluntular ile arkeolojik kalıntılar ele alınmış; son zamanlarda ele geçen yeni veriler, modern literatür eşliğinde tekrar dikkatle incelenerek çok yönlü bir sentezle analiz edilmeye çalışılmıştır. Çalışmaya gerek tez gerekse kitap aşamasında birçok kişinin yardımı olmuştur. Bunların başında, tez danışmanım Prof. Dr. Sencer Şahin gelmektedir. Onun bu çalışma üzerinde görünmeden var olan etkisi yadsınamaz ve ilgi ve desteği olmaksızın ne tez ne de kitap bu şekli alabilirdi. Prof. Şahin, beni bu araştırma sırasında serbest bırakmakla birlikte, onunla yaptığımız konsültasyonlar çalışmanın şekillenmesinde önemli rol oynamıştır. Çalışmanın çeşitli aşamalarında Mithradates VI Eupator üzerine çalışmış ve halen çalışmakta olan Sevilla Üniversitesi’nden Asst. Prof. Luis Ballestor Pastor, Moskova Bilimler Akademisi’nden Asst. Prof. Sergey Saprykin, Aarhus Üniversitesi’nden (Doktora) Jakob Munk Højte ve Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi’nden Yrd. Doç. Dr. Deniz Burcu Arıkan Erciyas’a, yaptığımız yararlı görüşmeler ve konuya ilişkin literatür yardımlarından ötürü teşekkürü bir borç bilirim. Ayrıca kitaplık çalışmaları ve manuskrinin gözden geçirilmesinde sırasında, Köln Üniversitesi’nden Prof. Dr. Peter Mittag, Akdeniz Üniversitesi’nden Prof. Dr. Mustafa Adak, Dr. Burak Takmer, Nihal Tüner (Doktora), Şükrü Özüdoğru (Doktora), Fatih Onur (Doktora), Nuray Gökalp (Doktora), E. N. Akdoğu Arca (Doktora), Gökhan Tiryaki (Doktora), Ömer Uzunel (Yüksek Lisans) ile eşim Dr. Mette Marie Hald Arslan’ın önemli yardımları olmuştur. Türk araştırmacıların bilimsel çalışmalarını teşvik eden ve destekleyen, Türk Amerikan İlmi Araştırmaları Derneği’nin tarafıma verdiği Ilse Böhlund ve George Hanfmann Burs’u, bu eserin yayına hazırlanmasını sağlamıştır. Böylelikle 6 ay süreyle Sheffield ve Exeter Üniversiteleri’nde çalışma olanağım olmuştur. Bu süre zarfında; Sevilla, Paris ve Köln’e giderek çeşitli bilim adamlarıyla konsültasyon yapma, müzeleri ziyaret etme ve kütüphanelerden yararlanma imkanı buldum. Sheffield Üniversitesi’nden Prof. Dr. John Barrett’ın üniversitenin her çeşit imkanından yararlanmamı sağlaması ve Exeter Üniversitesi’nden Prof. Dr. Stephen Mitchell’ın konuya ilişkin değerlendirmeleri ile esin verici görüşleri, kitabın şekillenmesinde önemli rol oynamıştır. Bununla birlikte, kitaptaki her çeşit hatadan tümüyle yazar sorumludur. Son olarak, bu kitabın basılmasına yaptığı katkılardan dolayı Dumankaya Holding yönetim kurulu üyesi Uğur Dumankaya’ya teşekkürü bir borç bilirim.

Antalya 2007
Murat Arslan

This article offers a new interpretation of Athenian tragedy, in which the poets competed for their audience's favour by constructing stories in which the protagonists suffer and die because they act within a world which lacks the institutional compensations of which fifth-century Athenians were so proud. Far from being a subversive or apolitical art form (the most popular current poles of scholarly interpretation), Athenian tragedy was heavily and positively involved in its contemporary social and political discourse.

The fact that the Achaemenids controlled Anatolia for two centuries provokes a question about the extent of Greek, Anatolian, and Persian contacts and exchange during this period. The growing
evidence for foreign domination has been accompanied by new and revised evidence of the region’s acculturation, which appears to have been a natural process. Archaeological finds from funerary contexts provide
a large amount of information and testify to the cosmopolitan art and culture. Artists and craftsmen spread their artistic styles far and wide along with iconographic norms closely connected to exchange networks, circulation of people, and common lifeways.

Η συμβολή της Ελληνικής Χωροφυλακής στο αθάνατο έπος του 1940 υπήρξε αναμφισβήτητα σημαντική, αλλά παραμένει ακόμα ανεκτίμητη και σχετικά άγνωστη, καθώς επισκιάζεται από την ηρωική δράση των στρατιωτικών μονάδων. Το αστυνομικό σώμα είχε ενεργό συμμετοχή στις πολεμικές επιχειρήσεις από τις πρώτες στιγμές της άνανδρης ιταλικής εισβολής, συνεισφέροντας στην αναχαίτιση του εχθρού. Το δε έργο του ήταν πολυδιάστατο, καθώς έλαβε μέρος στην προπαρασκευή της εθνικής άμυνας, συνέδραμε καθοριστικά στην ομαλή διεξαγωγή της επιστράτευσης, πλαισίωσε τους μάχιμους σχηματισμούς με στρατονομικά αποσπάσματα, οργάνωσε την παθητική άμυνα, ανέλαβε αποστολές αντικατασκοπείας και αναγνώρισης, ενώ μερίμνησε για την τήρηση της τάξης και της ασφάλειας τόσο στα μετόπισθεν, όσο και στα ανακτηθέντα εδάφη της Βορείου Ηπείρου.

The start of the Great War and the tumult it generated continued until the foundation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923. Among the tragedies that happened in Turkish regions, that of Pontus, was characterised by massive killings, deportations, ethnic cleansings and other atrocities, which resulted in the disappearance of Christians without distinction to race, sect or nationality.

On top of that tragedy and for a different point of view in the study of those years, the testimony of Cirillo Giovanni Zohrabiàn is a valuable contribution. Born in Erzurum in 1881, Zohrabiàn was an Armenian Catholic of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. The records of his life between Erzurum and Trabzon in the years 1919-1923 were collected by him and published in Italian by Capuchins of Palermo in 1965 as his memories in Minor Asia.

In march 1923, the friar because of his assistance to Greeks of Pontus in terms of financial and humanitarian aid, was accused by Turkish authorities of being one of the leaders of Pontic Greek Committee, "the revolutionary Mesrob Sarkys". For that reason, he was expelled from Trabzon and sent by ship to Constantinople, where he was arrested, tortured and sentenced to death by hanging. Accused by the Turks, he sought for the help of the Dominican Order of the Church of SS Peter and Paul in Galata in order to prove his identity as friar. However, he was condemned to exile for helping the Greeks.

The aim of this paper is to expose the memories of Zorhabiàn. This would be the beginning of a research project on the Pontus tragedy based on Catholic archival and bibliography resources.

Greek-speaking people have occupied the Aegean region continuously since the Bronze Age, while Greek culture has been a feature of the Eastern Mediterranean dating back to the Age of Alexander. But what do Greeks today have in common with Homer, Plato and Aristotle? What are the links between the people who built the Parthenon and those who currently conserve it? Drawing on the latest research into ancient, medieval and modern history, Nicholas Doumanis provides fresh and challenging insights into Greek history since early antiquity. Taking a transnational approach, Doumanis argues that the resilience of Greek culture has a great deal to do with its continual interaction with other cultures throughout the centuries.

Ideal for the undergraduate student, or anyone keen to find out more about Greek history, A History of Greece provides a unique and fascinating account of the fortunes and many transformations of Greek culture and society, from the earliest times to the present.

The visual devices used by Tony Blair and George Bush to get themselves elected and maintain power, come not from modern times, but a world that is thousands of years old. How Art Made the World ventures back to the creation of Stonehenge and the reign of Alexander the Great to reveal how imagery became an indispensable weapon in every leader's political armoury.

This episode explores how art can be used as a persuasion device by those in power and when did we learn to use images, to create a powerful icon or symbol, this way?

The use of art as a tool for those in power, started at different times, in different cultures. Near Stonehenge the grave of the Amesbury Archer was discovered in 2002, the grave was different to those previously found near the site, as this one was not Roman, but much earlier, dating to when the first sarsen stones were erected. What made him interesting were his gold hair tresses, possibly the oldest dated gold objects in Britain, and the fact that he was a foreigner, from the region that is now Germany / Switzerland. The archer had completed an epic journey for the time, and the treasures in his grave show a man of status. Art for personal adornment, like these hair clasps, elevated him above his peers.

As time progressed, art became a political tool, kings competed for more dazzling adornments. As kingdoms got bigger the kings had to overcome communication issues. Darius the Great of Persia, ruled over 20 nations from Persepolis. As very few people could read, Darius had stone reliefs created that combined styles from all over the empire, the carvings showed each nation bring tributes to their king. This showed respect, and the carvings communicated that Darius admired and respected his people. Darius created a symbol for himself, that of the archer, symbolic to Persians of leadership and wisdom, central to the concept of kingship. Darius embossed this symbol on gold coins, which became the currency to trade within the empire.

Darius’ conqueror, Alexander the Great, took this concept further. From an early age, Alexander’s image was being made for him. In his fathers tomb, an Ivory head recognisable as Alexander’s was found, showing that his image had been made for him in advance of him becoming king. In Pompeii, a copy of an original Macedonian painting, shows Alexander the Great, fearless, fixated on his enemy and leading from the front. He is in the midst of battle with king Darius, shown fearful and panicking. Where Darius had used a symbol to communicate his power, Alexander used his face. On defeating the Persians, Alexander melted down all their coins replacing them with coins bearing his head. Tests have shown that people are more influenced by the image of the head and this technique has endured 2500 years and still used today.

This artistic power can be used for sinister purposes, to persuade us to see things a certain way or even deceive us. The earliest known use of this dates back to the Romans. In 40BC Rome was in crisis, the city state was split between royalists and republicans. You could tell people’s political allegiance by how they dressed. Octavian (Augustus) understood the power of art and used it to his advantage. He needed to persuade his opponents ,and used artists to create a less threatening image, one that won over the republicans. Although the image showed him as a powerful general, it didn’t show any military arms, and his gestures were more about humility than power. His armour breast plates show him accepting surrender of the Parthian Empire, with the gods looking on approvingly. The statue offered reassurance, but it was all a lie. While he portrayed himself as a peace maker, he was getting rid of the opposition; while he was preaching humility, he lived like corrupt royalty and while pretending to hand power to the people he reinstated himself as a king.

The leaders of past used paint and marble, today we use digital manipulation. But as humans we still remain vulnerable to the persuasive power of art.

"Only Duroselle was vindicated" - Ahrweiler, Megalommatis and the Greek Disease
Republication from the currently inactive blog 'The Greeks of the Orient'
First republished on 7th August 2021 here:
https://profmegalommatistextsingreek.wordpress.com/2021/08/07/μόνον-ο-ντυροζέλ-δικαιώθηκε-αρβελέ/
ΑΝΑΔΗΜΟΣΙΕΥΣΗ ΑΠΟ ΤΟ ΣΗΜΕΡΑ ΑΝΕΝΕΡΓΟ ΜΠΛΟΓΚ “ΟΙ ΡΩΜΙΟΙ ΤΗΣ ΑΝΑΤΟΛΗΣ”
Το κείμενο του κ. Νίκου Μπαϋρακτάρη είχε αρχικά δημοσιευθεί την 19η Ιουλίου 2019.

Στο ενθουσιαστικά υπέρ εμού γραμμένο κείμενό του, ο φίλος κ. Μπαϋρακτάρης αποδεικνύεται πολύ φειδωλός στις αναφορές του στο άχρηστο, μολυσμένο και σάπιο ακαδημαϊκό, εκπαιδευτικό, δημοσιογραφικό, δημοσιοϋπαλληλικό, πολιτικό, ψευτο-θρησκευτικό, καλλιτεχνικό και επαγγελματικό κατεστημένο της θεοκατάρατης ψευτο-Ελλάδας, η οποία βαδίζει προς το απαιτητό τέλος της και την βιολογική εξαφάνιση του εκεί συγκεντρωμένου ψευτο-έθνους. Όλα εδώ πληρώνονται, και η κάθαρση από την αριστερή-κομμουνιστική χολέρα της Χρυσής Αυγής, της ΝΔ, του ΠΑΣΟΚ, και των λοιπών κομματικών αποβρασμάτων θα απαιτήσει την εξολόθρευση του μισού πληθυσμού της χώρας. Το τι λέω είναι πολύ χαριστικό σε σχέση με τις επερχόμενες θεόσταλτες καταστροφές. Άλλωστε, και αν ακόμη λάβουμε υπόψει τις Κατευθυντήριες Πλάκες της Γεωργίας, η Ελλάδα -αναλογικά- δεν χρειάζεται πάνω από 700000 κατοίκους όλους κι όλους. Χωρίς έμφυτη και εμφανή τάση για ψυχική αυτοκυριαρχία, ηθική, ανεξαρτησία, ελεύθερη οικονομία, δημιουργικότητα και επινοητικότητα, ένας άνθρωπος δεν χρειάζεται να υπάρχει επειδή πολύ απλά δεν είναι άνθρωπος.

Ακολουθεί το κείμενο του κ. Μπαϋρακτάρη για την υπόθεση Ντυροζέλ, και ακολουθεί και δεύτερο μέρος.

Προσωπικά, δεν έχω ακόμη μιλήσει δημόσια για το θέμα μετά την Συνηγορία μου υπέρ του βιβλίου του επιφανούς ακαδημαϊκού παλιά, προ τριακονταετίας. Είναι προτιμώτερο να μην υπάρχει Ελλάδα, όταν θα μιλήσω.
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Το καθαυτό κείμενο της Συνηγορίας μου υπέρ της Ιστορίας Ντυροζέλ βρίσκεται εδώ¨
https://www.academia.edu/86544955/Κοσμάς_Μεγαλομμάτης_Συνηγορία_υπέρ_της_Ιστορίας_Ντυροζέλ_1990_

The article takes a look at some historiographical perspectives that have conditioned the studies on the Greek polis during the last decades, paying particular attention to the concept of consumption city impelled by Moses Finley, following Werner Sombart and Max Weber, and the criticisms on this notion elaborated by Mogens Hansen within the Copenhagen Polis Center. A review of Sombart’s formulation on the consumption city, which is Weber’s point of departure taken up by Finley in proposing that the ancient city was a city of consumers, allows Hansen to conjecture that the polis does not fit into this model. Indeed, it is based on a distribution of the population between countryside and town that is not in line with what recent archaeological surveys have shown in relation to the polis. On the basis of this, the notion of Normalpolis, promoted by John Bintliff but originally enunciated by Eberhard Ruschenbusch, and certain ideas of Aristotle, on the inclusion of peasant population in the politeia, are reconsidered to understand the relationships between population, territory, and political models that were probably characteristic of the structure of most poleis.

Resumo
No primeiro livro de Histórias, três episódios da vida de Creso ilustram as principais
características do gênero trágico presentes na narrativa herodotiana. O primeiro trata do
encontro de Sólon com Creso (I, 30-33), depois o de Creso com Adrasto, o futuro assassino
de seu filho (35-45) e, por fim, do encontro de Creso com Ciro (85-90). A nosso ver, tais
episódios podem ser interpretados como uma versão reduzida, em prosa, de uma trilogia
trágica. Portanto, neste artigo, demonstramos como Heródoto delineou sua interpretação
da vida de Creso a partir de elementos estruturais da tragédia.
Palavras-chave: Heródoto; Creso; Sólon; Adrasto; Ciro; tragédia grega
Abstract
In the first book of Histories, three episodes of the life of Croesus evidence the main
characteristics of the tragic genre present in the Herodotean narrative. The first deals with
the meeting between Solon and Croesus (I, 30-33), then Croesus with Adrastus, the future
murderer of his son (35-45), and, finally, the meeting of Croesus with Cyrus (85-90). In our
view, such episodes can be interpreted as a reduced prose version of a tragic trilogy. The
aim of this paper is to examine how Herodotus drew his interpretation of Croesus' life from
the structural elements of tragedy.
Keywords: Herodotus; Croesus; Solon; Cyrus; Greek tragedy

The Collaborative Research Centre 1136 'Bildung und Religion' is pleased to
invite you to attend the conference 'Religion and Education in the Ancient
Greek World', organised by Tanja Scheer and Irene Salvo, to be held on
Wednesday the 25th and Thursday the 26th of October 2017 in the Historical Building of the Goettingen State and University Library (Paulinerkirche).

Further information here:
http://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/571664.html.

Participation is free, but if you would like to attend please send an
e-mail by Friday the 20th of October to Irene Salvo, isalvo@uni-goettingen.de.

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,

Der SFB 1136 „Bildung und Religion“ lädt herzlich Sie zur internationalen Tagung „Religion and Education in the Ancient Greek World“ ein, die vom 25. bis 26. Oktober 2017 in Göttingen stattfindet.

Weitere Informationen finden Sie hier: http://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/571664.html.

Wenn Sie an der Tagung teilnehmen möchten, bitten wir Sie um eine kurze Rückmeldung bis Freitag, den 20.10.2017 (isalvo@uni-goettingen.de), um entsprechend planen zu können.