Ancient History of Thessaly
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This thesis presents a first archaeological introduction to the study of Byzantine ports, harbours and other coastal installations in the region of Thessaly. Thessaly not only constitutes an ideal region to gain equal information for the... more
Aim of this chronicle is to re-examine the circumstances in which the excavation of the tholos tomb at Kapakli, Volos was conducted (1905) and to highlight some scientific and social parameters of Konstantinos Kourouniotis’s research in a... more
The aim of the paper is to reanimate the discussion on Thessalian rites of passage, in the light of supplementary epigraphic evidence, directly or indirectly related to local age-classes and pertinent ritualized attitudes. Archaeological... more
The research traces the history of the activities of the tyrants and of the major aristocratic families of Athens on the international level, from the end of the VII to the early V century B.C. Examined are both the private sphere, thus... more
An exploration by means of myths, sites, mountains and lakes
La interpretación del pensamiento de Empédocles ha estado perseguida desde la Antigüedad por la sombra del orfismo y el pitagorismo. Sin embargo, una vez prescindimos del sesgo de nuestras fuentes, no es difícil encontrar en los... more
Ο Αμερικανός Scammell Dearborn συνέγραψε ένα δίτομο έργο, με σκοπό να βοηθήσει, όπως αναφέρει στην εισαγωγή του 1ου τόμου, τους αμερικανούς εμπόρους και την αμερικανική ναυσιπλοΐα να επεκταθούν προς τις ακτές της τότε Τουρκίας, της Ρωσίας... more
Despite its relative brevity, Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians has posed several obstacles to interpreters, including the presence of two separate thanksgivings (1:1-10; 2:13-16?), stylistic shifts (3:9-13; 5:1-3), a premature... more
In his account, Diodorus presents Thessalos, the primogenitor of the Thessalians, as a son of Jason and Medea. He makes the reservation that it is only one of the tales about the eponym of the Thessalians known to him, and that he will... more
The description of Thessaly in the Catalogue of Ships has always puzzled commentators because the image of the region that emerges from the text seems to be different from the one we know from historic times to a much larger extent than... more
Darius II’s invitation to the Olympic victor Poulydamas and Cyrus’ friendship with Thessalian aristocrats were renewals of old ties between Persia and Thessaly and part of Persian intervention in the Peloponnesian War.
In: G. Kotzoglou et al. (eds.), 2014. 11th International Conference on Greek Linguistics: Selected Papers / Πρακτικά. Rhodes: Department of Mediterranean Studies, University of the Aegean, 1535-1548
The conquest of Messenia by Sparta and the reduction of its people to the status of helots was not a unique, 'anomalous', phenomenon as has often been thought. Similar conquests by other states had been undone again by the start of the... more
Pharsala, identified by many researchers as the Homeric Phthia (mythological birthplace of the hero Achilles), lies in the southern edge of the Thessalian Plain, 3 km south of the river Enipeas. Although most of its evidences have been... more
Perrhaibia was a strategically important, mountainous region located just north of the Vale of Tempe and south and west of the slopes of Mount Olympus. Starting from the Archaic period, it was one of Thessaly’s perioikoi—regions closely... more
Les Thessaliens et le culte des empereurs de Rome: Tradition, intégration, polycentrisme et jeu d'échelles Abstract: Le dégagement récent du théâtre de la capitale de la confédération thessa-lienne permet de jeter un oeil nouveau sur le... more
Γεφυρώνοντας τη διαφορετικότητα ή εντείνοντας τις αντιθέσεις μέσα στις ανθρώπινες κοινωνίες; Ο ρόλος της θρησκείας υπήρξε εξίσου αντιφατικός για τη συνύπαρξη ανθρώπων με διαφορετική εθνική και πολιτισμική ταυτότητα ανά τους αιώνες.... more
The existence of a number of Thessalian bronze coins minted during the late Classical and the Hellenistic times, which were countermarked later on at some point, constitutes an intriguing puzzle in the coin history of Thessaly. While... more
Die antiken Quellen berichten von einer alten und lang andauernden Feindschaft zwischen Thessalern und Phokern, die „von Anbeginn“ im Konflikt miteinander gestanden haben sollen. Die ersten Streitigkeiten sollen auf die Zeit der... more
Οι δύο λίμνες γνωστές ως Μικρό και Μεγάλο Ζερέλι στους πρόποδες της Όθρυος αποτέλεσαν ένα οικοσύστημα ελκυστικό για τον άνθρωπο, όπως αποδεικνύεται από την ύπαρξη της ομώνυμης γνωστής προϊστορικής θέσης Μαγούλα Ζερέλια και του νεολιθικού... more
Les Grecs face à l'imperium Romanum. Résilience, participation et adhésion des communautés grecques à la construction d'un empire.
Colloque international des jeunes chercheurs, 6 et 7 juin 2019
Université Paris Nanterre
Colloque international des jeunes chercheurs, 6 et 7 juin 2019
Université Paris Nanterre