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- Title
L'istituzione e l'organizzazione delle città-stato di Creta orientale dal periodo arcaico al periodo romano. Vecchi dati e nuove interpetazioni.
- Authors
Tziampasis, Konstantinos
- Abstract
Since Homer †who called the island ἑκατá½¹μπολις (Iliad II, 649) †Crete is said to have had a hundred cities. In reality, even if the settlements were numerous, there weren't more than 50â€60 contemporary proper cities. Though most of their names have been saved through texts (either inscriptions or literature), not all have yet been located exactly. In fact, there has been an evolution of the political map of Crete. From around 55 cities in Classical times, the number of cities dropped to 27 in the Roman period and then to 22 in the Byzantine period. The paper will focus on Eastern Crete and study the establishment of the cityâ€states and the evolution of their territory from the Archaic to the Roman period (which includes the study of the frontier, when it is possible). We will see that geography is a key element for understanding this evolution along with the archaeological and historical evidence that we have.
- Publication
LANX, 2014, Vol VII, Issue 18, p129
- ISSN
2035-4797
- Publication type
Article