Josine Blok

Becoming citizens. Some notes on the semantics of "citizen" in archaic Greece and classical Athens

The emergence of the polis as the prominent form of socio-political life is one of the most important developments of archaic and classical Greece. The existence of the polis depended on a sense of territorial and soccial coherence. Among the most significant factors in the materialization of the polis are population growth, common cults, military cooperation, written laws, changes in political discourse, and changing political consciousness in relation to (re)organization of space.

Solon of Athens

Now available in paperback for the first time, this collection of essays by specialists in the field offers fundamentally new perspectives on the poetry, laws, and historical facts associated with the figure of Solon of Athens.

Deme Accounts and the Meaning of hosios Money in Fifth-Century Athens

Comparing the accounts of the deme Ikarion ( IG I 3 253) with those of Rhamnous ( IG I 3 247 bis and 253; IRhamnous 181 and 182) and Plotheia ( IG I 3 258), this article argues that the adjective hosios applied to a fund in Ikarion indicates that this money was demosios and to be used in a way pleasing to the gods. The long-standing view that hosios when applied to money means ‘free for secular use’ or ‘secular’ (e.g. LSJ s.v. σιος) is shown to be unfounded, inviting a reassessment of the meanings of hosios . The use of public money for funding cults as attested in these deme accounts sheds new light on public finance in classical Athens.

INDEX OF NAMES AND PLACES

Now available in paperback for the first time, this collection of essays by specialists in the field offers fundamentally new perspectives on the poetry, laws, and historical facts associated with the figure of Solon of Athens.