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The Attic Empire. The Athenians and their Allies in the Fifth Century

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  • Edited by: Frank Daubner , Patrick Reinard and Christian Rollinger
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2026
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This handbook offers a comprehensive survey of the polity known as the Delian League, or the Athenian Empire. Founded under the leadership of Athens in 478 BCE and dissolved in the aftermath of the Peloponnesian War, it was one of the most distinctive imperial regimes of antiquity and a defining force in the political landscape of fifth-century Greece. This book

  • ⁠places the League within a comparative history of empires across the ancient world
  • ⁠presents cutting-edge scholarship by an international group of both established experts and younger Researchers
  • deals with source traditions, geopolitical settings, history, economic and political power structures, imperial society and culture, relations with external polities, as well as ancient opinions and receptions.
    • It will⁠serve as an authoritative reference for scholars, students, and anyone interested in the history of Athens and its empire, as well as the study of empires.

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    Frank Daubner, Patrick Reinard, Christian Rollinger, University of Trier, Germany

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      Frontmatter

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      Contents

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      Preface

      9
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      Abbreviations Used

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      A Note on Transcription

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      Maps

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      1 The Athenians and their Allies or an Attic Empire?

      1
      Frank Daubner, Patrick Reinard and Christian Rollinger
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    • Sources
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      2 Literary Sources

      17
      Frances Pownall
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      3 Epigraphic Sources

      37
      Polly Low
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      4 Papyrological Sources

      55
      Patrick Reinard
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    • Settings
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      5 Ruling the Waves: The Nautical Setting of the Attic Empire

      77
      Pascal Warnking
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      6 The Rise of the Athenian Empire: Hegemony and Inclusivity

      101
      Matteo Zaccarini
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      7 Between Rise and Fall: The Last Stage of the Athenian Empire

      133
      Sabine Müller
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    • Society, Administration and Economy
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      8 Elites, Democracy, and Empire in Fifth-Century Athens

      153
      Matteo Barbato and Alberto Esu
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      9 Administration and Communication

      179
      Leah Lazar
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      10 The Athenian Army and Navy:The Military Wing of the Empire

      197
      Michael Zerjadtke
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      11 Athenian Settlements Abroad

      217
      Daniela Marchiandi and Manuela Mari
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      12 Tribute and Taxation

      241
      Bjørn Paarmann
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      13 ‘To Have the Consent of the Ruler of the Sea’: Athenian Trade Policies and their Effects

      287
      Brian Rutishauser
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      14 Agriculture

      307
      Moritz Hinsch
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    • Internal Mobility and External Relations
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      15 Migration and Mobility: Out and About in the Attic Empire

      343
      Franziska Luppa-Heida
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      16 Peloponnesians and the Peloponnesian League

      363
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      17 Macedon

      391
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      18 The Western Mediterranean

      413
      Kathryn Lomas
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      19 Greeks in the Black Sea

      431
      Manolis Manoledakis
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      20 Thrace and Thracians

      453
      Frank Daubner
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      21 The Achaemenid Empire

      473
      Julian Degen and Julia Hackhofer
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    • Imperial Culture and Intellectual History
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      22 The Athenian Empire on the Dramatic Stage

      497
      Hans Kopp
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      23 The Intellectual Background of Athenian Imperialism

      527
      Sophie Mills
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      24 The Significance of Persians as Geopolitical Opponents in the Emergence of the Athenian Empire

      547
      Simone Oppen
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      25 The Attic Empire and the Athenian Past

      575
      Maria Osmers
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      26 Religion and State Cult

      605
      Alexander Rubel
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    • Afterlives
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      27 The Shadow of Empire: Imperial Echoes in the Second Athenian League

      625
      Julia Wilker
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      28 The Athenian Empire in Post-Classical Antiquity

      647
      Sulochana Asirvatham
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      Literary Sources

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      Index of personal names

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      Index General

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      Index of places

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      Index of gods, mythological and fictional characters

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    eBook published on:
    March 2, 2026
    eBook ISBN:
    9783111025605
    Hardcover published on:
    March 2, 2026
    Hardcover ISBN:
    9783111019154
    Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
    Front matter:
    20
    Main content:
    709
    Illustrations:
    8
    Coloured Illustrations:
    7
    https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111025605
    eBook ISBN: 9783111025605
    Hardcover ISBN: 9783111019154
    Keywords for this book
    Antike; Athen; Attischer Seebund; Herrschaftsstruktur; Imperialismus
    Audience(s) for this book
    Academic readership, students, ancient historians, historians of empire, classicists, archaeologists
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