Patronage and Clientelism in Archaic & Early Classical Greece: A Hypothesis
Monday, October听16, 5:00听p.m.
Eaton Humanities Building, #125
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As John K. Davies observed in 2005, 鈥榯he informal networks of influence鈥� and 鈥榮ocial control,鈥� in other words, Greek and especially Athenian 鈥榩atronage鈥� (broadly conceived), 鈥榟as only recently begun to attract the attention it deserves.鈥櫶齌o this date, 鈥榠nterpersonal relations between unequal parties鈥� and, in particular, political听鈥榗lientelism鈥� in archaic & classical Greece seems a deeply understudied issue. The听locus classicus听in this respect is the much-discussed passage of Theopompus (FGrHist 115 F 89), the anecdote referred to also in Plutarch's听Life of Cimon听(10.1-2; cf. AP 27.3), about Cimon's magnanimity towards his (most probably) fellow-诲别尘辞迟补颈听and Athenian citizens at large. In this paper, I will argue that several strangely neglected episodes of the Persian Wars and its aftermath, such as Herodotus 8.17, may serve as a good starting point for reassessing our scattered pieces of historical evidence regarding archaic and classical Greek history - on the basis of sources ranging from Hesiod to Athenaeus.