The archaeology of Greek warriors and warfare from the eleventh to the early seventh century BCE

<p>This thesis studies the evidence related to warfare and warriors in the Early Iron Age of Greece, from the eleventh to the early seventh century B.C.E. It argues that "warrior" identity, as expressed through burial with weapons or depictions of armed men and combat in pictorial pa...

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主要作者: Lloyd, M
其他作者: Lemos, I
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語言:English
出版: 2014
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description <p>This thesis studies the evidence related to warfare and warriors in the Early Iron Age of Greece, from the eleventh to the early seventh century B.C.E. It argues that "warrior" identity, as expressed through burial with weapons or depictions of armed men and combat in pictorial painting and literature, is connected to violent action in order to create, maintain, and reinforce the relationship between authority and violent action. The forms that this violent action took were variable, from interregional conflict to overseas raids. This is outlined in Chapter 1, which is followed by two chapters summarizing the palatial (Chapter 2) and postpalatial (Chapter 3) background to the Early Iron Age.</p> <p>Chapters 4 to 7 present the evidence. In order to provide a more thorough analysis the focus is limited to the regions of Attica, central Euboea, the Argolid, and Knossos. The study of warfare in this period has been dominated by the study of weapons; in this thesis the approach focuses on the contexts in which these weapons are found, burials (Chapter 4), sanctuaries (Chapter 5), and occasionally settlements (Chapter 6). In these chapters the particular treatment and emphasis on weapons and armour is considered based on an understanding of these contexts in the period. In Chapter 7, representations and the treatment of warriors and warfare in Early Iron Age pictorial pottery is considered, as is briefly the literary evidence from the end of this period, which form the means by which contemporary people came to understand warfare. Chapter 8 discusses the evidence, while Chapter 9 summarizes the conclusions.</p> <p>This thesis shows that while warrior identity and the practice of war are closely related, in these areas of Early Iron Age Greece there are variations in the identification of men as warriors and in the intensity with which war is fought. Throughout the period, these regions express warrior identity in broadly similar ways, but with variations in duration, accessibility, and meaning. The eighth century is particularly a period of change with the intensification of warfare manifest in the destruction of settlements, but these changes are not restricted to this century, and are in many ways similar to the preceding centuries on a larger scale.</p>
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spelling oxford-uuid:5514ca01-db7a-4c3d-b85c-05248c2a88c82024-12-08T13:28:10ZThe archaeology of Greek warriors and warfare from the eleventh to the early seventh century BCEThesishttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_db06uuid:5514ca01-db7a-4c3d-b85c-05248c2a88c8Early Iron Age (Lefkandi)Greek archeologyArchaeologyEnglishOxford University Research Archive - Valet2014Lloyd, MLemos, I<p>This thesis studies the evidence related to warfare and warriors in the Early Iron Age of Greece, from the eleventh to the early seventh century B.C.E. It argues that "warrior" identity, as expressed through burial with weapons or depictions of armed men and combat in pictorial painting and literature, is connected to violent action in order to create, maintain, and reinforce the relationship between authority and violent action. The forms that this violent action took were variable, from interregional conflict to overseas raids. This is outlined in Chapter 1, which is followed by two chapters summarizing the palatial (Chapter 2) and postpalatial (Chapter 3) background to the Early Iron Age.</p> <p>Chapters 4 to 7 present the evidence. In order to provide a more thorough analysis the focus is limited to the regions of Attica, central Euboea, the Argolid, and Knossos. The study of warfare in this period has been dominated by the study of weapons; in this thesis the approach focuses on the contexts in which these weapons are found, burials (Chapter 4), sanctuaries (Chapter 5), and occasionally settlements (Chapter 6). In these chapters the particular treatment and emphasis on weapons and armour is considered based on an understanding of these contexts in the period. In Chapter 7, representations and the treatment of warriors and warfare in Early Iron Age pictorial pottery is considered, as is briefly the literary evidence from the end of this period, which form the means by which contemporary people came to understand warfare. Chapter 8 discusses the evidence, while Chapter 9 summarizes the conclusions.</p> <p>This thesis shows that while warrior identity and the practice of war are closely related, in these areas of Early Iron Age Greece there are variations in the identification of men as warriors and in the intensity with which war is fought. Throughout the period, these regions express warrior identity in broadly similar ways, but with variations in duration, accessibility, and meaning. The eighth century is particularly a period of change with the intensification of warfare manifest in the destruction of settlements, but these changes are not restricted to this century, and are in many ways similar to the preceding centuries on a larger scale.</p>
spellingShingle Early Iron Age (Lefkandi)
Greek archeology
Archaeology
Lloyd, M
The archaeology of Greek warriors and warfare from the eleventh to the early seventh century BCE
title The archaeology of Greek warriors and warfare from the eleventh to the early seventh century BCE
title_full The archaeology of Greek warriors and warfare from the eleventh to the early seventh century BCE
title_fullStr The archaeology of Greek warriors and warfare from the eleventh to the early seventh century BCE
title_full_unstemmed The archaeology of Greek warriors and warfare from the eleventh to the early seventh century BCE
title_short The archaeology of Greek warriors and warfare from the eleventh to the early seventh century BCE
title_sort archaeology of greek warriors and warfare from the eleventh to the early seventh century bce
topic Early Iron Age (Lefkandi)
Greek archeology
Archaeology
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