The origins and nature of the Attic ephebeia to 200 B.C
This thesis examines the Athenian ephebeia, from its creation to 200 B.C. The primary aim of the study is to examine the forces which led to the perception of a need for the ephebeia and which influenced its creation. After describing the institution and then investigating the available evidence for its foundation date, I argue that the ~formal ephebeia~ was created in 335 B.C. and was substantially different in form from anything which had preceded it. There were, however, some antecedent aspects of the ephebeia which can be traced to earlier times. The following two chapters examine forces in the fifth and early fourth century which contributed to the creation of the ephebeia. The first is an examination of Greek military innovation in the fourth century and of new Athenian defensive policy. The second investigates a ~discourse~ of educational thought which was present in the intellectual circles of Athens in the fourth century, the nature of which can be found in writings of the ~Socratic~ philosophers. In the fifth chapter I descrive the environment of ~Lycurgan Athens~ and argue that the ephebeia was a deliberately ~invented tradition~ which suited its ideological context. The final chapter examines all
de Marcellus, Henri Venable
History ; History of the ancient world ; Greek history ; ephebeia ; Athens
The origins and nature of the Attic ephebeia to 200 B.C. This thesis examines the Athenian ephebeia, from its creation to 200 B.C. The primary aim of the study is to examine the forces which led to the perception of a need for the ephebeia and which influenced its creation. After describing the institution and then investigating the available evidence for its foundation date, I argue that the ~formal ephebeia~ was created in 335 B.C. and was substantially different in form from anything which had preceded it. There were, however, some antecedent aspects of the ephebeia which can be traced to earlier times. The following two chapters examine forces in the fifth and early fourth century which contributed to the creation of the ephebeia. The first is an examination of Greek military innovation in the fourth century and of new Athenian defensive policy. The second investigates a ~discourse~ of educational thought which was present in the intellectual circles of Athens in the fourth century, the nature of which can be found in writings of the ~Socratic~ philosophers. In the fifth chapter I descrive the environment of ~Lycurgan Athens~ and argue that the ephebeia was a deliberately ~invented tradition~ which suited its ideological context. The final chapter examines all
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