Urbanism and Religious Architecture in Boeotia: Archaeological Reflections on Networks, Communities and Interactions

While we are quite well informed about the functioning and composition of the later phases of the Boeotian Federation, our sources are notoriously silent about the actors and dynamics involved in the initial creation of it. The paper by Lieve Donnellan discusses recent archaeological research conducted at Haliartos, a small and often overlooked polis at the border of Lake Copais. The changes in monumental urban architecture in the late 6th century BCE suggest a nascent involvement in the surrounding political landscape dominated by Thebes. Nevertheless, the archaeological evidence also suggests that the developments were preceded - for decades, even centuries - by complex and multi-layered levels of interaction and negotiation that demarcated communal memories and identities.

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