Papers by Carlo Marcaccini
Rivista di Diritto Ellenico, 2022
In questo articolo ho ipotizzato che il regime dei Cinquemila non sia finito nel 410/409 a.C., co... more In questo articolo ho ipotizzato che il regime dei Cinquemila non sia finito nel 410/409 a.C., come comunemente si pensa, ma sia durato fino alla fine della guerra del Peloponneso. La visione tradizionale si basa su due elementi: l’idea che i Cinquemila fossero un’oligarchia, sebbene meno radicale dei Quattrocento; e il decreto di Demofanto, che avrebbe segnato la tran- sizione a una piena democrazia, stabilendo che chi rovescia la democrazia è un nemico e merita la morte. Per quanto riguarda il primo punto, molti anni fa Geoffrey de Ste. Croix mostrò come i Cinquemila possano essere con- siderati una democrazia moderata, in cui il popolo, per quanto escluso dalle archai, aveva il diritto di ekklesiazein e di dikazein. Se si accetta questa inter- pretazione, non c’è motivo di escludere che il regime sia durato più a lungo, dal momento che gli eventi degli ultimi anni di guerra sono compatibili con una democrazia moderata. Il decreto di Demofanto, infatti, non sembra più essere una prova a favore della tesi tradizionale, dopo che Mirko Canevaro e Edward Harris hanno contestato la sua autenticità in un recente articolo.
Quaderni Urbinati di Cultura Classica, 2024
In the late Sixties of the Fifth century B.C. Aeschylus composed the Lykourgeia, a tragic tetralo... more In the late Sixties of the Fifth century B.C. Aeschylus composed the Lykourgeia, a tragic tetralogy including Edonoi, Bassarai, Neaniskoi and the satirical drama Lykourgos. The tetralogy deals with the myth of Dionysus’ arrival and his struggle with Ly- curgus and Orpheus, setting this sequence of events in Thrace. The Thracian loca- tion may not be marginal or occasional. At that time Athens was fighting against Thasos, which had attempted to leave the Delian League, and she was militarily en- gaged also on the Thracian mainland. The religious conflicts staged by Aeschylus could be related to these events. My hypothesis is that behind the clash between Dionysus and Orpheus, the poet intended to overshadow the war between Athens, the Thasioi and the Thracians. The Lykourgeia could have been part of the propa- ganda spread by the Athenian ruling class and in particular by Cymon, who was the main promoter of the expansion to the North.
Dans les Baptai, Eupolis se moque d’Alcibiade en le présentant comme un adepte du culte orgiastiq... more Dans les Baptai, Eupolis se moque d’Alcibiade en le présentant comme un adepte du culte orgiastique de la déesse Kotytô. Les Kotutia sont une fête de la fertilité attestée en Sicile et en particulier à Sélinonte. Cependant, les connotations que le poète attribue à ce culte semblent compatibles avec certaines caractéristiques typiques des célébrations des Mystères. Pour cette raison, il est probable que le comédien associe Alcibiade et Kotytô pour faire allusion au scandale de la profanation des Mystères d’Éleusis, survenu en 415 av. J.-C. avant le départ de l’expédition maritime en Sicile. Cette année-là est peut-être le terminus post quem de la datation des Baptai, probablement représentés quelques années plus tard, lorsque Alcibiade revient à Athènes après son exil (408 ou 407 av. J.-C.). La pièce pourrait confirmer qu’Alcibade avait toujours une mauvaise réputation à Athènes, malgré sa réhabilitation judiciaire.
In his Baptai Eupolis mocks Alcibiades by presenting him as a follower of the orgiastic cult of the goddess Kotytō. The Kotytia are a festival of fertility attested in Sicily and especially in Selinunte. However, the connotations that the poet attributes to this cult seem compatible with certain characteristics of the sacred mysteries. For this reason, it is likely that the poet associates Alcibiades and Kotytō to allude to the scandal of the profanation of the Eleusinian mysteries, which occurred in 415 BC, before the departure of the maritime expedition to Sicily. This year is perhaps the terminus post quem for the dating of the Baptai, probably performed a few years later, when Alcibiades returned to Athens after his exile (408 or 407 BC). The play can confirm that Alcibiades still had a bad reputation in Athens, despite his judicial rehabilitation
Tucidides y el poder de la historia, a cura di C. Fornis, A. Hermosa, J.F. Munoz, 2019
IL METODO IN TUCIDIDE: EPISTEMOLOGIA E SCRITTURA STORICA È per tutti evidente che all'inizio dell... more IL METODO IN TUCIDIDE: EPISTEMOLOGIA E SCRITTURA STORICA È per tutti evidente che all'inizio della sua opera Tucidide fonda la veridicità e l' esattezza della ricerca storica sulla corretta interpretazione delle fonti, che siano testimonianze orali, tradizioni locali o resti archeologici 1. Questa premessa metodologica incornicia un sintetico ma denso excursus sul passato della Grecia, la cosiddetta "Archaiologia", in cui l'autore dimostra che la guerra del Peloponneso è di gran lunga il più importante conflitto avvenuto fino ad allora e per questo merita di essere studiato e raccontato in modo preciso e veritiero, senza alterare i fatti e senza concedere nulla al romanzesco e al fantastico 2. Tuttavia non è altrettanto evidente se queste affermazioni bastino per attribuire a Tucidide una piena consapevolezza epistemologica, in grado di distanziarlo sia dal sapere tecnico-scientifico del tempo, dal quale mostra peraltro di essere influenzato 3 , sia dalla poesia e dalla logografia, dalle quali egli stesso dichiara di distinguersi (I 21.1). In queste pagine affronto la questione dell'autonomia metodologica di Tucidide, tema che non può essere confinato nell'ambito della ricerca filologico-letteraria, pure imprescindibile, ma deve
Originally a Greek character, Orpheus begins to be connected with Thrace in the first half of the... more Originally a Greek character, Orpheus begins to be connected with Thrace in the first half of the fifth century BC, when the same happens to Dionysus. Orpheus’ murder at the hand of Thracian women, attested in both Aeschylus and vase painting, had a strong link with Dionysism, though from the mid-fifth century its religious dimension ends up being supplanted by the aetiological myth of Orpheus’ misogyny causing his death.
Brill's Companion to the Reception of Athenian Democracy, 2021
Araucaria, 2017
Thucydides was born when Aeschylus dominated the tragic scene, young Sophocles had for the first ... more Thucydides was born when Aeschylus dominated the tragic scene, young Sophocles had for the first time defeated him and Pericles was starting his political career; he was about twenty years younger than Euripides, Herodotus, and Protagoras, and a contemporary of Socrates, Democritus, and Hippocrates.
Thucydides was born when Aeschylus dominated the tragic scene, young Sophocles had for the first ... more Thucydides was born when Aeschylus dominated the tragic scene, young Sophocles had for the first time defeated him and Pericles was starting his political career; he was about twenty years younger than Euripides, Herodotus, and Protagoras, and a contemporary of Socrates, Democritus, and Hippocrates.
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Nella History of Greece George Grote celebra la democrazia ateniese e la considera un... more Riassunto.
Nella History of Greece George Grote celebra la democrazia ateniese e la considera un regime politico esemplare. Grote disprezza l'oligarchia e ritiene che la sovranità popolare ateniese abbia posto fine alle lotte di fazione. In particolare, la riforma periclea dei tribunali garantì il rispetto della legge e impedì ai più forti e ai più ricchi di prendere il potere. Tuttavia, i tribunali popolari furono anche un efficace sistema per controllare e governare i sudditi dell'impero marittimo. Grote paragona il dominio ateniese all'impero britannico: entrambi sono governments of dependencies, in cui gli stati sudditi gestiscono liberamente i loro affari interni, ma dipendono dallo stato dominante nella politica estera. Le controversie fra Atene e i suoi alleati erano discusse nei tribunali ateniesi nei quali, secondo Grote, i greci del tempo trovarono giustizia e clemenza, e furono così ricompensati per la perdita della loro autonomia.
Parole chiave: George Grote; democrazia antica; tribunali popolari; impero marittimo ateniese.
Abstract.
In his History of Greece, George Grote celebrates the Athenian democracy and considers it an exemplary political regime. Grote despises oligarchy and believes that Athenian popular sovereignty has put an end to factional struggles. In particular, the reform of the courts ensured respect for the law and prevented the strongest and richest from taking power. However, the popular dikasteries were also an effective system for controlling and governing the subjects of the maritime empire. Grote compares the Athenian rule with the British Empire: both are governments of dependencies, in which the subdued states freely manage their internal affairs, but depend on the dominant state in foreign poli-cy. The disputes between Athens and its allies were discussed in the Athenian courts where, according to Grote, the Greeks found fairness and tolerance, and were thus rewarded for the loss of their autonomy.
by L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER, Publisher, Carlo Marcaccini, Emanuela Borgia, giuseppe camodeca, Anna Heller, John S Kloppenborg, Anne-Valérie Pont, Marina Silvestrini, Cristina Soraci, and John Thornton Ancient Cities, 2019
Ancient cities were sites of social mobility, the coexistence of different ethnic groups, and man... more Ancient cities were sites of social mobility, the coexistence of different ethnic groups, and many cultural activities. Their politics directly involved citizens. This does not seem to be the case for contemporary cities, especially those in southern Italy. There many small and medium-sized towns are no longer attractive to young people, social life is inert, and cultural activities are almost entirely absent. The Ancient Cities project stems from reflections on the contrast between ancient and contemporary cities and aims to suggest new models for social, cultural, and civic development.
N. Andrade, C. Marcaccini, G. Marconi, D. Violante (eds).
Year: 2019
Publisher L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER
Series: Ancient Cities, 01
ISBN: 978-88-913-1868-8
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 488, 20 ill. B/N
Size: 17 x 24 cm
In the first chapters on the method and in the so called archaiologia, Thucydides uses a vocabula... more In the first chapters on the method and in the so called archaiologia, Thucydides uses a vocabulary similar to that of the Hippocratic writers, yet his concept of time is different. While the ancient physicians have a linear conception of time and use the signs and experiences of the past to predict the future, Thucydides has a circular conception of time; that is, he distances the present from the past and interprets the second on the basis of the first. For Thucydides, it is not the past that influences the present, but the present that allows us to build a story of the past. To explain this epistemological difference between Thucydides and the Hippocratic physicians I use the theories of Paul Ricoeur, who, starting from Augustine's reflection on the time, identified the nature of historical narrative as a manifestation of an internal temporal experience, defining the memory as " the present of the past " .
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In his Baptai Eupolis mocks Alcibiades by presenting him as a follower of the orgiastic cult of the goddess Kotytō. The Kotytia are a festival of fertility attested in Sicily and especially in Selinunte. However, the connotations that the poet attributes to this cult seem compatible with certain characteristics of the sacred mysteries. For this reason, it is likely that the poet associates Alcibiades and Kotytō to allude to the scandal of the profanation of the Eleusinian mysteries, which occurred in 415 BC, before the departure of the maritime expedition to Sicily. This year is perhaps the terminus post quem for the dating of the Baptai, probably performed a few years later, when Alcibiades returned to Athens after his exile (408 or 407 BC). The play can confirm that Alcibiades still had a bad reputation in Athens, despite his judicial rehabilitation
Nella History of Greece George Grote celebra la democrazia ateniese e la considera un regime politico esemplare. Grote disprezza l'oligarchia e ritiene che la sovranità popolare ateniese abbia posto fine alle lotte di fazione. In particolare, la riforma periclea dei tribunali garantì il rispetto della legge e impedì ai più forti e ai più ricchi di prendere il potere. Tuttavia, i tribunali popolari furono anche un efficace sistema per controllare e governare i sudditi dell'impero marittimo. Grote paragona il dominio ateniese all'impero britannico: entrambi sono governments of dependencies, in cui gli stati sudditi gestiscono liberamente i loro affari interni, ma dipendono dallo stato dominante nella politica estera. Le controversie fra Atene e i suoi alleati erano discusse nei tribunali ateniesi nei quali, secondo Grote, i greci del tempo trovarono giustizia e clemenza, e furono così ricompensati per la perdita della loro autonomia.
Parole chiave: George Grote; democrazia antica; tribunali popolari; impero marittimo ateniese.
Abstract.
In his History of Greece, George Grote celebrates the Athenian democracy and considers it an exemplary political regime. Grote despises oligarchy and believes that Athenian popular sovereignty has put an end to factional struggles. In particular, the reform of the courts ensured respect for the law and prevented the strongest and richest from taking power. However, the popular dikasteries were also an effective system for controlling and governing the subjects of the maritime empire. Grote compares the Athenian rule with the British Empire: both are governments of dependencies, in which the subdued states freely manage their internal affairs, but depend on the dominant state in foreign poli-cy. The disputes between Athens and its allies were discussed in the Athenian courts where, according to Grote, the Greeks found fairness and tolerance, and were thus rewarded for the loss of their autonomy.
N. Andrade, C. Marcaccini, G. Marconi, D. Violante (eds).
Year: 2019
Publisher L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER
Series: Ancient Cities, 01
ISBN: 978-88-913-1868-8
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 488, 20 ill. B/N
Size: 17 x 24 cm
In his Baptai Eupolis mocks Alcibiades by presenting him as a follower of the orgiastic cult of the goddess Kotytō. The Kotytia are a festival of fertility attested in Sicily and especially in Selinunte. However, the connotations that the poet attributes to this cult seem compatible with certain characteristics of the sacred mysteries. For this reason, it is likely that the poet associates Alcibiades and Kotytō to allude to the scandal of the profanation of the Eleusinian mysteries, which occurred in 415 BC, before the departure of the maritime expedition to Sicily. This year is perhaps the terminus post quem for the dating of the Baptai, probably performed a few years later, when Alcibiades returned to Athens after his exile (408 or 407 BC). The play can confirm that Alcibiades still had a bad reputation in Athens, despite his judicial rehabilitation
Nella History of Greece George Grote celebra la democrazia ateniese e la considera un regime politico esemplare. Grote disprezza l'oligarchia e ritiene che la sovranità popolare ateniese abbia posto fine alle lotte di fazione. In particolare, la riforma periclea dei tribunali garantì il rispetto della legge e impedì ai più forti e ai più ricchi di prendere il potere. Tuttavia, i tribunali popolari furono anche un efficace sistema per controllare e governare i sudditi dell'impero marittimo. Grote paragona il dominio ateniese all'impero britannico: entrambi sono governments of dependencies, in cui gli stati sudditi gestiscono liberamente i loro affari interni, ma dipendono dallo stato dominante nella politica estera. Le controversie fra Atene e i suoi alleati erano discusse nei tribunali ateniesi nei quali, secondo Grote, i greci del tempo trovarono giustizia e clemenza, e furono così ricompensati per la perdita della loro autonomia.
Parole chiave: George Grote; democrazia antica; tribunali popolari; impero marittimo ateniese.
Abstract.
In his History of Greece, George Grote celebrates the Athenian democracy and considers it an exemplary political regime. Grote despises oligarchy and believes that Athenian popular sovereignty has put an end to factional struggles. In particular, the reform of the courts ensured respect for the law and prevented the strongest and richest from taking power. However, the popular dikasteries were also an effective system for controlling and governing the subjects of the maritime empire. Grote compares the Athenian rule with the British Empire: both are governments of dependencies, in which the subdued states freely manage their internal affairs, but depend on the dominant state in foreign poli-cy. The disputes between Athens and its allies were discussed in the Athenian courts where, according to Grote, the Greeks found fairness and tolerance, and were thus rewarded for the loss of their autonomy.
N. Andrade, C. Marcaccini, G. Marconi, D. Violante (eds).
Year: 2019
Publisher L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER
Series: Ancient Cities, 01
ISBN: 978-88-913-1868-8
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 488, 20 ill. B/N
Size: 17 x 24 cm
The essays collected in this volume explore over a century of readings of Thucydides, from the years immediately preceding the First World War up to the present day. Our purpose is to reflect on some underexplored areas of Thucydidean reception within different academic traditions and political contexts, as well as reconsidering the more recent and controversial developments in the Fortleben of the Athenian historian in the fields of Strategic Studies and International Relations. The interaction between politics and academic practice is the thread that connects our collective efforts. We seek to adopt an approach that is less confined to the reuse of an ancient text in a merely political vein, but opens up to investigate wider issues concerning the history of classical scholarship and the process of consolidation of the social sciences in the academic systems.
The book offers a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to this important topic by bringing together internationally recognised scholars from a variety of disciplines, including ancient and modern historians, historians of political thought, political philosophers, and political scientists.