La confédération béotienne et l'expansion thébaine à l'époque archaïque

Ducat, Jean

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“…30 Early proponent: Larsen (1968), 29-32;Ducat (1973); Buck (1979), 107-120;Siewert (1985), 298-99. However, they mostly based themselves on common coinage, but these are not always indicative of federal institutions, cf.…”

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Athens, Thebes and Plataia and the end of the sixth century BCE

Wijk

2017

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Abstract:One of the key events in the relations between the Athenians and Thebans was the Plataian decision to align themselves with the Athenians at the end of the sixth century BCE.This decision shook up the contemporary political landscape and proved to be a source of hostility between the two neighbouring polities throughout the fifth and fourth centuries. The orthodox view holds that the original alignment took place in 519 during the Peisistratid tyranny, based on the date given by Thucydides 3.68.5. This date, in the mind of some scholars, seems contradictory with the story of the Plataian alignment as given by Herodotus (6.108.1-6.). This inconsistency resulted in a search for alternatives that fit the Herodotean narrative better. To accommodate this change, they relied on emendating the Thucydidean text, but there is no sign of corruption in this part. Emendation of a text is best avoided, although the controversy merits attention. Therefore, in this article it will be argued that the two narratives -the Thucydidean and the Herodotean -need to be separated. What follows is a renewed chronology of PlataianAthenian relations. The orthodox date (519) was the date of an original Peisistratid-Plataian alliance that did not lead to hostilities with Thebes. Instead, it is in the context of the foundation of the Athenian democracy and the subsequent clashes with Thebes after 507/6 that the Herodotean narrative should be placed.* First and foremost I would like express my gratitude to Albert Schachter, who made invaluable suggestions to improve this article. Another note goes out to Fabienne Marchand, who pointed to numerous mistakes in the article. A further acknowledgement is to professor Nikolaos Papazarkadas, who suggested the similarities between sympoliteia and the Eleutherai inscription mentioned later on. I would also to thank the audience at Durham, where an earlier version of this paper has been given, for their comments. A last note of gratitude goes to the anonymous reviewer, whose advice radically improved this article. Finally, I would like to thank the Swiss National Science Foundation for generously supporting me to carry out research on Athenian-Boiotian relations.

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“…Hammond (1992), 144, argues for a gentler interpretation of the relationship, and refers to Thucydides' use of ξυµµαχία for it (3.55.1; 2.73.3). Ducat (1973), 67, notes that it was not unusual for a small city to "submit itself" to a more distant Herodotus' other uses of πιέζω make it clear that the pressure the Thebans placed upon the Plataeans was more likely a claim upon their territory: the action of πιέζω is not simply to put political pressure on an opponent, but to tie up and claim resources, whether that is an important section of the opposing army (9.61, 63), cash and crop resources (5.35, 6.139, 7.120, 8.142), or land (4.11, 4.13, 4.105, 4.118, 6.34). 193 In many of the cases Herodotus describes, πιεζόµενοι are specifically those who face losing their land to expansionist encroachments.…”

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“…must also be corrected from Γεραιστω to Κερησσω: Sordi (1993), 25. 205 It was certainly not the Thessalians with the Boeotians against the Thespians, pace Larsen (1968), 113: see Ducat (1973), 70. 206 Sordi (1993), 27.…”

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The Dancing Floor of War: A study of Theban imperialism within Boeotia, ca. 525-386BCE

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<p>This thesis is a reexamination of Thebes’ relationship with the neighbouring Greek poleis (city states) of Boeotia in early Greek history, including but not limited to the so-called Boeotian League or Confederation. Although it is generally acknowledged that Thebes was the dominant city of Boeotia in the Archaic and Classical Periods, scholarly opinion has varied on how to classify Thebes’ dominance. At some point in the period considered here, the Boeotian states gathered themselves together into a regional collective, a confederation. The features of this union (in which Thebes was the leading participant) obscure Thebes’ ambitions to subjugate other Boeotian states. I argue here that it is appropriate to define Thebes’ relationship with Boeotia as imperialist. I begin with a methodological consideration of the application of imperialism to ancient Greek history. The thesis considers in the first chapters three stages of development in Theban imperialism: firstly an early period (ca. 525) in which Thebes encouraged nascent Boeotian ethnic identity, promoting its own position as the natural leader of Boeotia. Secondly, a period (ca. 525–447) in which a military alliance of Boeotian states developed under the leadership of Thebes. Thirdly, a period which was the earliest true form of the Boeotian Confederation, contrary to scholarship which pushes the date of the Boeotian collective government back to the sixth century. I argue that the Boeotian federal constitution of 447–386 gave Thebes sufficient control of Boeotia to be classified as an imperialist structure. A final chapter independently considers the evidence of Boeotian coinage, which has often been used problematically to inform historical analysis of Boeotian relations. I argue that on cultural and economic grounds alone the numismatic evidence suggests that Thebes’ dominance in Boeotia extended to monetary influence.</p>

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La confédération béotienne et l'expansion thébaine à l'époque archaïque

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Athens, Thebes and Plataia and the end of the sixth century BCE

Athens, Thebes and Plataia and the end of the sixth century BCE

The Dancing Floor of War: A study of Theban imperialism within Boeotia, ca. 525-386BCE

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