May 16, 2009

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1. Oxford Classical Dictionary2. Inventory of Poleis

3. What is ArcGIS?4. First Layer: Cities and Topography5. Second Layer: Regions 6. Third Layer: People7. Fourth Layer: Movement

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congregate? 2. Which cities attracted the most “famous” people?3. Which regions had the most well-known cities?

Oxford Classical DictionaryEdited by Simon Hornblower and Antony Spawforth.

List of thousands of famous Greek and Roman citizens (as well as books, ideas, mythical

figures, wars, etc.)

Thrasybulus(d. 388 BC) son of Lycus, Athenian general and statesman. From the deme of Steiria. In

411 he was a leader of the democratic state formed by the navy at Samos in opposition to the Four Hundred. He was responsible for the recall of Alcibiades and contributed largely to the naval success of the following years. He was banished by the Thirty Tyrants and fled to Thebes where he organized a band of 70 exiles and occupied Phyle (late autumn, 404). When his followers had increased to a thousand, he seized the Piraeus and defeated the troops of the Thirty. Thanks to an amnesty proclaimed at the instance of Sparta, he led his men to Athens, and the democracy was restored. During the Corinthian War he played a prominent part in reviving Athenian imperialism, and in 389/8 he commanded a fleet which gained many allies but suffered from lack of financial support. At Aspendus his troops plundered the natives, who murdered him in his tent. Thrasybulus showed ability and gallantry as a military leader. He was a staunch champion of democracy but was wise enough to make concessions in order to restore Athenian unity. In his last years he failed to appreciate that the imperialistic policy to which he gave his support was far beyond the material resources of Athens at the time.

Oxford Classical Dictionary

An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis

An Investigation Conducted by The Copenhagen Polis Centre for the Danish National Research Foundation

By Mogens Herman Hansen and Thomas Heine Nielsen

An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis

Epidauros (Epidaurios) Map 58. Lat. 36.45, long. 23.00. Size of territory: 2? Type: A. (S3). The toponym is επιδαυρος (Thuc. 4.56.2,6.105.2;PS.-Skylax 46), distinguished from its famous homonym in the Argolid by the addition of η Αιμηρα (Thuc. 4.56.2, 6.105.2; cf. Strabo 8.61: ν Αιμηρα, ‘Επιδαηρος, citing Artemidoros). The city ethnic is ‘Επιδαύριος, restored in IG v.1 931.24-25… for the attribution to Epidauros Limera…and occurs on votives from the Hyperteleaton…In a proxeny decree of one of the poleis of Keos. Epidauros is called a polis in the urban sense by Ps.-Skylax 46 the first references to it as a polis in the political sense are Hellenistic. The proxeny decree from Keos is the only example of the external individual use of the city-ethnic. Ps.-Skylax 46 lists the city under Αακεδαιμων εθνος… its territory is not directly named, but Thucydides refers to it being ravaged by the Athenians. It is presumed to have been a perioikic polis; in Thuc. 6.105.2 an attack upon it is an attack upon the Lakedaimonians. Its C2 boundary dispute with Zarax is recorded in IG v.1 931 (supra); in Paus. 3.23.6 its territory matches with that of Boia (no. 237). According to Paus, Epidauros Limera was founded by envoys from Asklepieion of Argolic Epidauros. If true, this would imply a date after c. 500. Pausianias records various features in the town and its territory (3.23.7-10). The fortificaiton walls on the acropolis may be C5 in part, with an extension possibly in C4m. The fortified area enclosed the lower town was probably much more extensive.

Excel Spreadsheets

Excel Spreadsheets

What is ArcGIS?

ArcGIS is a software program that plots datapoints in 3D space.

Its all about layers of dataIts all about layers of data

Excel Spreadsheets Continent Outline Regions

First Layer: Cities and Topography

Epidauros (Epidaurios) Map 58. Lat. 36.45, long. 23.00. Size of territory: 2? Type: A. (S3). The toponym is επιδαυρος (Thuc. 4.56.2,6.105.2;PS.-Skylax 46), distinguished from its famous homonym in the Argolid by the addition of η Αιμηρα (Thuc. 4.56.2, 6.105.2; cf. Strabo 8.61: ν Αιμηρα, ‘Επιδαηρος, citing Artemidoros). The city ethnic is ‘Επιδαύριος, restored in IG v.1 931.24-25… for the attribution to Epidauros Limera…and occurs on votives from the Hyperteleaton…In a proxeny decree of one of the poleis of Keos. Epidauros is called a polis in the urban sense by Ps.-Skylax 46 the first references to it as a polis in the political sense are Hellenistic. The proxeny decree from Keos is the only example of the external individual use of the city-ethnic. Ps.-Skylax 46 lists the city under Αακεδαιμων εθνος… its territory is not directly named, but Thucydides refers to it being ravaged by the Athenians. It is presumed to have been a perioikic polis; in Thuc. 6.105.2 an attack upon it is an attack upon the Lakedaimonians. Its C2 boundary dispute with Zarax is recorded in IG v.1 931 (supra); in Paus. 3.23.6 its territory matches with that of Boia (no. 237). According to Paus, Epidauros Limera was founded by envoys from Asklepieion of Argolic Epidauros. If true, this would imply a date after c. 500. Pausianias records various features in the town and its territory (3.23.7-10). The fortificaiton walls on the acropolis may be C5 in part, with an extension possibly in C4m. The fortified area enclosed the lower town was probably much more extensive.

First Layer: Cities and Topography

1,360 total cities

1,016 Greek Poleis

344 Roman Cities

First Layer: Cities and Topography

First Layer: Cities and Topography

Second Layer: Regions

SecondLayer: Regions

Third Layer: People

Thrasybulus(d. 388 BC) son of Lycus, Athenian general and statesman. From the deme of Steiria. In

411 he was a leader of the democratic state formed by the navy at Samos in opposition to the Four Hundred. He was responsible for the recall of Alcibiades and contributed largely to the naval success of the following years. He was banished by the Thirty Tyrants and fled to Thebes where he organized a band of 70 exiles and occupied Phyle (late autumn, 404). When his followers had increased to a thousand, he seized the Piraeus and defeated the troops of the Thirty. Thanks to an amnesty proclaimed at the instance of Sparta, he led his men to Athens, and the democracy was restored. During the Corinthian War he played a prominent part in reviving Athenian imperialism, and in 389/8 he commanded a fleet which gained many allies but suffered from lack of financial support. At Aspendus his troops plundered the natives, who murdered him in his tent. Thrasybulus showed ability and gallantry as a military leader. He was a staunch champion of democracy but was wise enough to make concessions in order to restore Athenian unity. In his last years he failed to appreciate that the imperialistic policy to which he gave his support was far beyond the material resources of Athens at the time.

ThirdLayer: PeoplePrimary NameSecondary NameFather’s NameBirthplaceBirth CodeCertainty of BirthplaceWork/Living PlaceWork/Living CodeEndeavorEndeavor CodeLatitudeLongitudeRegionRegion_IDCount_RegionCount_CityEraCenturyCity_FamePerson_Fame

Thrasybulus [NONE]LycusAthens3611Athens361General4123823.75Attika202081986NA20.70.4

ThirdLayer: People

Third Layer: People

Third Layer: People

Fourth Layer: Movement

What new variables could we add to poleis?

• Athenian empire member • amount of tribute.• Peloponnesian League member• Persian empire dependency • Koinon member• Port or landlocked• Decrees in Rhodes/Lewis • Supra-local religious shrine, festival, oracle, etc. • Victories in each of the Panathenaic festivals• Date of coinage adoption• Number of major changes in coin type over time• Treasury at Delphi• Taxation Structures

What new variables could we add to poleis?

• Elevation• Rainfall• Crops• Mineral Resources

Limitations of Data

• Accuracy of Latitude/Longitude of less well attested locations

• Empty Cells (no birthplace, etc.)• Classical vs. Hellenistic people/places

recorded differently