Guilt and Atonement? – Remembrance Policies and Societal Change in Polis Traditions of Late Archaic and Classical Greece

This project focuses on the Greek historiography of the late Archaic and Classical period and the specific methods the ancient authors developed to assign to or dismiss guilt from specific individuals or groups regarding certain societal changes as well as the underlying rembrance policies. Firstly, the works of Herodotus, Thukydides and Xenophon who are the essential historiographers of the late Archaic and Classical period will be analysed separately to elaborate on each one‘s specific methods. Secondly, the author specific findings will be brought together in a polis specific context focussing on the development of different polis traditions.