This contribution sets out to present some reflections on the political action carried out by Pittacus at Mytilene at the beginning of the 6th century b.C. On the basis of certain fragments of Alcaeus, an attempt is made first to shed light on the climate in which Pittacus's ascendency to power developed, and then to analyze the nomima that the sources attribute to Pittacus, which by and large connote the 'rule' exercised by Pittacus on Mytilene as an important moment in the political maturation process of the city community. Even in antiquity Pittacus's political action was understood in that sense, as testified by a passage from Strabo which presents a kind of compendium of the historical events of Mytilene in the archaic age.
Il contributo sviluppa alcune riflessioni intorno all’azione politica svolta a Mitilene da Pittaco al principio del VI secolo a.C. Sulla scorta di alcuni frammenti superstiti di Alceo si cerca anzitutto di fare luce sul clima nel quale si compie l’ascesa al potere di Pittaco, per poi prendere in esame le disposizioni legislative che le fonti gli attribuiscono. Da queste ultime il governo esercitato da Pittaco emerge quale momento importante nel processo di maturazione della comunità cittadina. Già in antico del resto l’azione politica di Pittaco fu intesa in questo modo, come testimonia in particolare un passo di Strabone, che costituisce una sorta di vero e proprio compendio della storia di Mitilene in epoca arcaica.
Riflessioni sull'azione politica di Pittaco a Mitilene
VISCONTI, Amedeo
2004-01-01
Abstract
This contribution sets out to present some reflections on the political action carried out by Pittacus at Mytilene at the beginning of the 6th century b.C. On the basis of certain fragments of Alcaeus, an attempt is made first to shed light on the climate in which Pittacus's ascendency to power developed, and then to analyze the nomima that the sources attribute to Pittacus, which by and large connote the 'rule' exercised by Pittacus on Mytilene as an important moment in the political maturation process of the city community. Even in antiquity Pittacus's political action was understood in that sense, as testified by a passage from Strabo which presents a kind of compendium of the historical events of Mytilene in the archaic age.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.