Agrarian and Power Landscapes in Epeiros during the Late Classical and Hellenistic Periods/Paisajes agrarios y de poder en Epiro durante los periodos clasico tardio y helenistico.

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Date: July-Dec 2022
From: Gerión. Revista de Historia Antigua(Vol. 40, Issue 2)
Publisher: Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Document Type: Article
Length: 15,029 words

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As was frequently the case in other parts of Greece, agrarian landscapes were the result and, to some extent, a reflection of the political structures in existence at the time. In the case of Epeiros, this also appears to have been the case. In this chapter we shall analyse the main characteristics of the agrarian landscape that made up the different territories of Epeiros and we shall highlight the key transformative role played by the monarchic system of the time, in the first instance in Molossia, which is where the Aeacid monarchy originated, and subsequently after the end of the fourth century BC, with the establishment of the Epeirote state throughout Epeiros as a whole. In this respect, the agrarian landscape throughout this territory could be considered to be a realm that was shaped by the power of the monarchy. Key words: Epeiros; Territory; Farmsteads; Villages; Fortifications; Fortified Farmsteads. Como es frecuente en otras partes de Grecia, los paisajes agrarios son un resultado y, en cierto modo, un reflejo de las estructuras politicas existentes. En el caso del Epiro parece haber ocurrido lo mismo. En este capitulo se analizan las principales caracteristicas del paisaje agrario en los distintos territorios del Epiro y se subraya el importante papel transformador que ha ejercido sobre ellos el sistema monarquico existente, en un primer momento en Molosia, de donde es originaria la monarquia eacida y, en un segundo momento, a partir de finales del s. IV a.C., y con la creacion del estado epirota, en el conjunto del Epiro. De tal modo, el paisaje agrario en este territorio puede ser considerado un espacio modelado por el poder de la realeza. Palabras clave: Epiro; territorio; granjas; aldeas; fortificaciones; granjas fortificadas.
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