Orthodox views on aristocratic culture in archaic and Classical Greece hold that cultural ideals ... more Orthodox views on aristocratic culture in archaic and Classical Greece hold that cultural ideals fluctuated according to the political pre-eminence of the aristocracy in the community and the mechanisms by which this power was secured. In this paper, I advance a different interpretation, based on the idea that the aristocratic zeitgeist may be identified from poetry from this period. I contend that the aristocratic ideal remained constant in its focus on social justice and moral leadership and that this remained a defining feature through to, at least, the fourth-century.
Traditional theories on imperial communications in the Near East hold that, by virtue of their es... more Traditional theories on imperial communications in the Near East hold that, by virtue of their essential value to the various regimes, there must have been strenuous efforts made to impose a unified network for information, directly subordinate to central government (the so-called theory of 'hard' imperialism). In this paper, I challenge this view and suggest that communications networks always remained embedded within earlier local networks and were thus far 'softer' than previously imagined.
Orthodox views on aristocratic culture in archaic and Classical Greece hold that cultural ideals ... more Orthodox views on aristocratic culture in archaic and Classical Greece hold that cultural ideals fluctuated according to the political pre-eminence of the aristocracy in the community and the mechanisms by which this power was secured. In this paper, I advance a different interpretation, based on the idea that the aristocratic zeitgeist may be identified from poetry from this period. I contend that the aristocratic ideal remained constant in its focus on social justice and moral leadership and that this remained a defining feature through to, at least, the fourth-century.
Traditional theories on imperial communications in the Near East hold that, by virtue of their es... more Traditional theories on imperial communications in the Near East hold that, by virtue of their essential value to the various regimes, there must have been strenuous efforts made to impose a unified network for information, directly subordinate to central government (the so-called theory of 'hard' imperialism). In this paper, I challenge this view and suggest that communications networks always remained embedded within earlier local networks and were thus far 'softer' than previously imagined.
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