The Classical and Hellenistic Economy and the “Paleo-Balkan” Hinterland. A Case Study of the Iron Age “Hellenized Settlements”
Abstract
Dozens of similar fortified settlements exhibiting a familiarity with some Greek building techniques and traditions existed in some parts of the Balkans during the Iron Age, especially from the fifth to third century BC. The settlements are documented in a vast continental area stretching from modern-day Albania, the FYR Macedonia and south central Serbia to Bulgaria. Archaeological interpretations mostly accept that economic factors and trade with late Classical and early Hellenistic Greece were instrumental in their emergence, and the phenomenon is interpreted as Greek 'influence' and local 'imitation' of Mediterranean culture. Presenting the most influential interpretations of the Classical and Hellenistic economy and some perspectives in economic anthropology, this paper examines the traditional (mostly formalistic) culture-historical understanding of the Balkan 'Hellenized settlements' of the mid-first millennium BC and Mediterranean interrelations. It also looks at the constructi...on and role of status identity as a crucial social factor in shaping the Iron Age communities in the hinterland, and defines possible trade and exchange activities as only one aspect of the identity of a burgeoning elite.
Keywords:
'Hellenized settlements' / 'Hellenization' and the Balkan Iron Age hinterland / economic anthropology / Classical and Hellenistic economy / status identity / Kale-KrševicaSource:
Balcanica, 2012, XLIII, 29-50Publisher:
- Belgrade : Institute for Balkan Studies, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Funding / projects:
Institution/Community
Балканолошки институт САНУ / Institute for Balkan Studies SASATY - JOUR AU - Vranić, Ivan PY - 2012 UR - https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/123456789/4334 AB - Dozens of similar fortified settlements exhibiting a familiarity with some Greek building techniques and traditions existed in some parts of the Balkans during the Iron Age, especially from the fifth to third century BC. The settlements are documented in a vast continental area stretching from modern-day Albania, the FYR Macedonia and south central Serbia to Bulgaria. Archaeological interpretations mostly accept that economic factors and trade with late Classical and early Hellenistic Greece were instrumental in their emergence, and the phenomenon is interpreted as Greek 'influence' and local 'imitation' of Mediterranean culture. Presenting the most influential interpretations of the Classical and Hellenistic economy and some perspectives in economic anthropology, this paper examines the traditional (mostly formalistic) culture-historical understanding of the Balkan 'Hellenized settlements' of the mid-first millennium BC and Mediterranean interrelations. It also looks at the construction and role of status identity as a crucial social factor in shaping the Iron Age communities in the hinterland, and defines possible trade and exchange activities as only one aspect of the identity of a burgeoning elite. PB - Belgrade : Institute for Balkan Studies, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts T2 - Balcanica T1 - The Classical and Hellenistic Economy and the “Paleo-Balkan” Hinterland. A Case Study of the Iron Age “Hellenized Settlements” SP - 29 EP - 50 IS - XLIII DO - 10.2298/BALC1243029V UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_4334 ER -
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Vranić, I.. (2012). The Classical and Hellenistic Economy and the “Paleo-Balkan” Hinterland. A Case Study of the Iron Age “Hellenized Settlements”. in Balcanica Belgrade : Institute for Balkan Studies, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.(XLIII), 29-50. https://doi.org/10.2298/BALC1243029V https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_4334
Vranić I. The Classical and Hellenistic Economy and the “Paleo-Balkan” Hinterland. A Case Study of the Iron Age “Hellenized Settlements”. in Balcanica. 2012;(XLIII):29-50. doi:10.2298/BALC1243029V https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_4334 .
Vranić, Ivan, "The Classical and Hellenistic Economy and the “Paleo-Balkan” Hinterland. A Case Study of the Iron Age “Hellenized Settlements”" in Balcanica, no. XLIII (2012):29-50, https://doi.org/10.2298/BALC1243029V ., https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_4334 .