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- Connecting Communities in Archaic Greece
- British School at Athens Studies in Greek Antiquity
- Connecting Communities in Archaic Greece
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Economic Networks
- 3 Economic Networks
- 4 Entangled Networks
- 5 Political Networks
- 6 Political Networks
- 7 Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
5 - Political Networks
Expressions of Political Affiliation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 July 2023
- Connecting Communities in Archaic Greece
- British School at Athens Studies in Greek Antiquity
- Connecting Communities in Archaic Greece
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Economic Networks
- 3 Economic Networks
- 4 Entangled Networks
- 5 Political Networks
- 6 Political Networks
- 7 Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter looks at the distribution of epichoric alphabets across the whole Aegean Basin, to the different styles of letter shapes used for writing the Greek language according to city of origin. The whole distribution is considered, and in comparing this to models used in previous generations the case is made that the situation is so complex that it cannot so easily be sketched out on a simple map. In focusing on case studies from sanctuaries and harbours, the long-held view is confirmed that these were places of hyper-connectivity, with communities and individuals competing for status – but that network analysis marks these patterns even more acutely. A wider point about data modelling is also made in this chapter. Depending on how representative one considers the data to be, very different patterns can be drawn (and very different conclusions can be reached).
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- Connecting Communities in Archaic GreeceExploring Economic and Political Networks through Data Modelling, pp. 189 - 246Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023