Cretan Sanctuaries and Cults

Prent, Mieke

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“…25 The evidence with regard to the locations of institutions on Crete is shaky. 26 Drawing support from these findings, Erickson has recently supported the contention by Haggis et al that the Cretan public building at Azoria, excavated in the early 2000s, and which 'sits near the top of the hill', is in fact an andreion. 28 The planned positioning of institutions in Aristotle's ideal polis combines and develops elements from both the Spartan and the Cretan models.…”

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confidence: 84%

ARISTOTLE'S IDEAL CITY-PLANNING:POLITICS7.12

Segev

2019

The Class. Q.

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At Pol. 7.12, 1331a19–20, Aristotle states it as a matter of fact that the citizenry of the best city should be divided into ‘public messes’ (syssitia). His primary concern in the rest of the chapter is to uncover the optimal way in which syssitia should be organized, and the way in which they should be situated in relation to other facilities, public buildings, agorai and temples in the city. The proposed plan is roughly as follows. Syssitia would be divided into three main sections. First, the syssitia of soldiers would be held at the guardhouses located at strategic points along the walls surrounding the city (1331a20–3). Next come ‘the most supreme syssitia of the magistrates’ (τὰ κυριώτατα τῶν ἀρχείων συσσίτια: 1331a24–5) and the syssitia ‘of the priests’ (τῶν ἱερέων: 1331b5). These would be held at a place appropriately having ‘an appearance directed at establishing virtue and [being] more strongly positioned than the neighbouring parts of the city’ (1331a28–30), that is, the highest place in the city. This envisioned acropolis would also house temples (1331a24–5). Situated below it would be the ‘free agora’, which would include gymnasia (1331a35–7) and would be generally directed at leisurely activity (1331b12). Finally, below the free agora, a ‘necessary agora’ and buildings of officials entrusted with legal, commercial and municipal duties would be established, at a location conducive to importing and exporting goods (1331b6–12).

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ARISTOTLE'S IDEAL CITY-PLANNING:POLITICS7.12

Segev

2019

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“…Of probable importance at Ayia Triada is the famous Chieftain Cup, which shows a man and a youth on one side; it has been interpreted by Koehl (1986) as an earlier Minoan example of the same process of male initiation seen at Syme. The custom was no doubt at least Minoan and-given the strong ctilt connection to the Minoan past in the Early Iron Age and later (Prent 2003)-probably attached to more sanctuaries than we know.…”

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“…But this type of sanctuary did not occur on Crete. Cretan interpolital sanctuaries were closely tied to social and religious contexts of the Minoan past (Prent 2003;Wallace 2006). They did not contain institutions of athletic competition.…”

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“…It should therefore be a priority of future work with Archaic-and Classical-period burials to document closely any changes in display and to correlate the burials with probable associated setdements. The so-called gap in the burial record on Crete in the Archaic and Classical periods (Coldstream et al 1999;Prent 1996) appears illusory. Work by Erickson (2002;Donald Haggis, personal comm.…”

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The Archaic Polis of Azoria

Small

2011

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This article seeks to build a structural model for the development of the Cretan polis through an analysis of the civic structure of Archaic Azoria. Azoria's civic structural network is compared to that of the early polis on mainland Greece. Insights gained from comparative modeling of elite-sponsored civic structure in these two regions are applied to Crete, allowing us to construct a more robust network of early 'polital' structure for that island. Results of this analysis indicate that Cretan elites constructed their positions within the Cretan polis through methods such as exclusion. They additionally show that the unique relationship between civic institutions and those of the Cretan inter-polital sanctuary highlights the role that the institutions within the andreion and within civic cult play in polis development, as well as elucidating the unique character of the family-community interface on Crete. Results of this analysis highlight important issues in the emergence of the Cretan polis, and suggest fruitful future research.

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“…The significance of the "reoccupation" is partly dependent upon the length of time that had elapsed since the last occupation. A good example of how past dwelling places were incorporated into the present despite centennial or longer abandonment comes from the island of Crete, where the standing ruins of Minoan palaces or towns, such as Knossos, Phaistos, Ayia Triadha, Palaikastro, Amnisos, Tylisos, and Komnos, became the focus for Early Iron Age deposition some 500 or 600 years after the fall of the palaces (Prent 2002). The selection of a specific place within the abandoned Minoan site was important; deposition occurred near to or on the finest ashlar masonry walls-the pinnacle of Minoan architectural splendor.…”

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The Construction of Value in the Ancient World

Voutsaki¹

2012

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The CoTsen InsTITuTe of ArChAeology Press is the publishing unit of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA. The Cotsen Institute is a premier research organization dedicated to the creation, dissemination, and conservation of archaeological knowledge and heritage. It is home to both the Interdepartmental Archaeology Graduate Program and the UCLA/Getty Master's Program in the Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials. The Cotsen Institute provides a forum for innovative faculty research, graduate education, and public programs at UCLA in an effort to impact positively the academic, local and global communities. Established in 1973, the Cotsen Institute is at the forefront of archaeological research, education, conservation and publication and is an active contributor to interdisciplinary research at UCLA. The Cotsen Institute Press specializes in producing high-quality academic volumes in several different series, including Monographs, World Heritage and Monuments, Cotsen Advanced Seminars, and Ideas, Debates and Perspectives. The Press is committed to making the fruits of archaeological research accessible to professionals, scholars, students, and the general public. We are able to do this through the generosity of Lloyd E. Cotsen, longtime Institute volunteer and benefactor, who has provided an endowment that allows us to subsidize our publishing program and produce superb volumes at an affordable price. Publishing in nine different series, our awardwinning archaeological publications receive critical acclaim in both the academic and popular communities.

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Cretan Sanctuaries and Cults

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ARISTOTLE'S IDEAL CITY-PLANNING:POLITICS7.12

The Archaic Polis of Azoria

The Construction of Value in the Ancient World

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