The Ancient Messenians Constructions of Ethnicity and Memory 1st Edition by Nino Luraghi ISBN 978-0521855877 052185587X

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ISBN 10:    052185587X

ISBN 13: 978-0521855877

Author: Nino Luraghi

Early in the archaic period of Greek history, Messenia was annexed and partially settled by its powerful neighbour, Sparta. Achieving independence in the fourth century BC, the inhabitants of Messenia set about trying to forge an identity for themselves separate from their previous identity as Spartan subjects, refunctionalising or simply erasing their Spartan heritage. Professor Luraghi provides a thorough examination of the history of Messenian identity and consequently addresses a range of questions and issues whose interest and importance have only been widely recognised by ancient historians during the last decade. By a detailed scrutiny of the ancient written sources and the archaeological evidence, the book reconstructs how the Messenians perceived and constructed their own ethnicity at different points in time, by applying to Messenian ethnicity insights developed by anthropologists and early medieval historians.

Table of contents: 

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Delimiting the Messenians
Chapter 3: The Return of the Heraclids and the Mythical Birth of Messenia
Chapter 4: The Conquest of Messenia Through the Ages
Chapter 5: Messenia from the Dark Ages to the Peloponnesian War
Chapter 6: The Western Messenians
Chapter 7: The Earthquake and the Revolt: From Ithome to Naupaktos
Chapter 8: The Liberation of Messene
Chapter 9: Being Messenian from Philip to Augustus
Chapter 10: Messenians in the Empire
Chapter 11: Conclusions

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