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History 104. The development of the polis. A new age…. “Dark Ages” - 1150-750BC “Archaic” period - 750-490BC. Continuity and Change. Deep ties to family and land remain Increased population demands more formal local structures The Polis (city-state, pl. poleis ) develops. The Polis.
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History 104 The development of the polis
A new age… • “Dark Ages” - 1150-750BC • “Archaic” period - 750-490BC
Continuity and Change • Deep ties to family and land remain • Increased population demands more formal local structures • The Polis (city-state, pl. poleis) develops
The Polis • “city-state” (pl. poleis) • A formal recognition of a body of people tied to a particular location • More than a group of oikoi • More specific than an ethnic label (cf. Iliad 2) • More inclusive than the Mycenaean palace system • A self-identified community
The Polis • So what? • Think of what preceded…
Synoecism • Local settlements merge into larger poleis • varied throughout Greece • process begins in Dark Ages
Why Synoecism? • Safety in numbers • Improved warmaking organization • Efficiency?
The ethnos • A people without an urban center…
But… • Where do the basileis and prominent oikoi go?
The Early Polis • The good (agathoi) • The ugly (=bad, kakoi)
The Early Polis, cont. • The middle (mesoi) • The agathoi called everyone else hoi polloi (“the masses” lit. “the many”)
Citizenship and Government • Citizenship restricted by