The Spear, the Scroll, and the Pebble: How the Greek City-State Developed as a Male Warrior-Citizen Collective

Cover
Halftitle page
Series page
Title page
Copyright page
Dedication
Contents
Illustrations
Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Map
Introduction
	What is a Polis?
	What is a City-State?
1 The Origin and Early Development of the City-State
	Early Iron Age Communities
	Overseas Settlements and City-State Development
	The Ethnos Model: Phokis
	The Centrifugal Polis Model: Boiotia and the Argolid
	The Centripetal Polis Model 1: Sparta and the Perioikic System
	The Centripetal Polis Model 2: Athens and the Deme System
	Conclusion: The Development of the City-State
2 Economic Development and the City-State
	Preconditions: Geography, Climate, and Demography
	The Early Greek Economy
	The Developed Greek Economy
	Making a Living in the Greek Economy
	Conclusion: The Greek City as Center of Economic Specialization and Exchange
3 The Spear: Warfare and the City-State
	Early Greek Warfare
	Hoplite Warfare
	The Hoplite Revolution
	Fleets in the Greek World: The Role of the Poor in Warfare
	Conclusion: The City-State as a Warrior Collective
4 The Pebble: Collective Decision Makingand the City-State
	From Oligarchy to Democracy: The Varieties of Collective Decision Making
	The Political Theory of Collective Decision Making
	Public Information and Political Participation
	Conclusion: The City-State as a Collective of Informed Citizens
5 The Scroll: Literacy and the City-State
	The Origin and Spread of the Greek Alphabet
	Schools and the Spread of Literacy
	The Evidence for Reading and Writing
	Conclusion: The Literate Citizen
Conclusion: Literate Citizen-Warriors and City-State Culture
Appendix 1: A Note on the Sources
Appendix 2: Aristotle’s Politeiai
Appendix 3: Overseas Settlements and Metropoleis
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Plates