Political Violence in Ancient Greece - Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches to Stasis, 500301 Bce

Political violence, which the ancient Greeks called stasis, was a fundamental aspect of Greek society. In this book, Scott Arcenas reshapes our understanding of this important phenomenon. He also introduces new methods and new tools to confront some of the greatest methodological challenges that face scholars of the ancient world.

List of contents

Introduction; Part I. What was Stasis?: 1. Defining stasis; 2. Stasis narratives; 3. Stasis and civil war; Part II. The Frequency of Stasis: 4. The frequency of stasis: an introduction; 5. The silence of Thucydides; 6. The value of silence; 7. The frequency of stasis at thebes; 8. Beyond thebes; Part III. The Intensity of Stasis: 9. The violence of stasis; 10. The distribution of violence; 11. Qualitative analysis; 12. Quantitative implications; Conclusion; Appendix A: the frequency of stasis at Herakleia Pontike; Works Cited; Index.

About the author

SCOTT LARWIN ARCENAS is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Montana. His research focuses on the political and economic history of archaic and classical Greece. He has also published articles on ancient geography, digital history, numismatics, and Thucydides.

Product details

• Authors: Scott Lawin Arcenas, Scott Lawin (University of Montana) Arcenas
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2025
• EAN: 9781009522885
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0952288-5
• No. of pages: 376
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; HISTORY / Ancient / General, Ancient Greece, military history, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, c 1000 BCE to start of CE period, BCE to c 500 CE, Civil wars