The Oxford History of the Archaic Greek World, Volume II: Athens and Attica

Cover
Series
The Oxford History of  the Archaic Greek World
Copyright
Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
A Note on Chronology
Spelling Divergences
Acknowledgments
Note to the Reader
Editors’ Preface
1. Introduction
2. Sources
	2.1 Archaeological Evidence: A Brief History of Excavations in Athens and Attica
	2.2 Textual Sources
		2.2.1 Epigraphic Sources from Archaic Athens
		2.2.2 Literary Sources
			2.2.2.1  Literary Sources from Archaic Athens
			2.2.2.2 Literary Sources about Archaic Athens
3. Natural Setting
	3.1 Geography and Geology
	3.2 Vegetation and Climate
4. Material Culture
	4.1 Settlement Pattern
		4.1.1 The Late Bronze Age through the End of the Eighth Century
			4.1.1.1 The Literary Tradition
			4.1.1.2  The Archaeological Evidence
			4.1.1.3 Overview
		4.1.2 The Seventh and Sixth Centuries
			4.1.2.1  The Archaeological Evidence
			4.1.2.2  The Evidence of the Kleisthenic Demes
			4.1.2.3  Overview
	4.2 Settlement Organization of Major Sites in Attica Outside of Athens
	4.3 Settlement Organization of Athens
	4.4 Burial Practices and How Those Evolved over Time
		4.4.1 Before 800
		4.4.2 The Eighth Century
		4.4.3 The Seventh Century
		4.4.4 The Later Seventh and Sixth Centuries
	4.5 The History of Pottery
		4.5.1 Athenian Pottery Before the Eighth Century
		4.5.2 The Eighth Century
		4.5.3 The Seventh Century
		4.5.4 The Late Seventh and Sixth Centuries
		4.5.5 The Early Fifth Century
5. Political History
	5.1 Introduction
	5.2 Structure of the Political System and Change over Time
		5.2.1 The Athenian Political System in the Seventh Century
		5.2.2 Solon’s Reforms
		5.2.3 The Peisistratids
		5.2.4 The Kleisthenic Reforms
	5.3 Subdivisions of the Citizen Body
6. Legal History
	6.1 Drako
	6.2 Solon
	6.3 The Peisistratids
	6.4 Kleisthenes and After
7. Diplomatic History and External Relations
	7.1 Relationships with Other Polities
		7.1.1 The Sixth Century to the Fall of the Peisistratids
		7.1.2 From the Fall of the Tyranny to 480
		7.1.3 The Second Persian Invasion
	7.2 Military Organization and Military Conflicts
	7.3 Colonies
8. Economic History
	8.1 Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
	8.2 Natural Resources
	8.3 Craft Production and Trade
	8.4 Coinage
	8.5 Taxation
9. Familial and Demographic History (Including Education)
	9.1 Demography
	9.2 Familial History
	9.3 Education
10. Social Customs and Institutions
11. Religious Customs and Institutions
	11.1 The Eighth Century
	11.2 The Seventh Century
	11.3 The Sixth Century
	11.4 Kleisthenes and After
	11.5 Gods, Heroes, and Festivals
12. Cultural History
	12.1 Sculpture
		12.1.1 The Beginnings of Sculpture in Attica
		12.1.2 Kouroi and Korai
		12.1.3 Other Stone Sculpture
		12.1.4 Bronze Sculpture
	12.2 Minor Arts
	12.3 Athenian Literature
13. Conclusion: The History of Archaic Athens, Uniformity,  and Diversity
	13.1 The Story of Archaic Athens
	13.2 Typical or Extraordinary, Athens in the World of the Archaic Greek City
Guide to Further Reading
Contributor Biography
Gazetteer
Bibliography
Index