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    YALE CLASSICAL STUDIES AUSTIN, M. HARMON voDume oxE YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS onden, Humphrey Mitford, Oxford Univerty Press VILLAGE ADMINISTRATION IN THE ROMAN PROVINCE OF SYRIA INTRODUCTION General dfuition of the aiference Uti «lage and 9. ha nr in whch lage somos orp at iy Don of Besa ond ilagesAnclent or ean modern etes have attend explain thie diterense, Arts in dering the agi of ‘ity, maples tat the dieronn Se primary be of ae He stars '"fhe union of several vilagy omnia fray whe ‘Smplete an atu ity, ating oto soa he hai of porte Seitsulieney: atthe otetw nn for tare lvl, ett to promate «higher fe’ The village, the, ina group of er (dary importance an compared withthe iy. Te iy Serger ‘ted bas what Avni tras higher fe 1a priaepe the oh Inge nan open town (Arerer. Tepes to this when ‘els deiting life in a tackwand part af Gree, Astle» The sti description would be apples othe Onoiah Lae ad the Acerasians. ‘he tfalogy ofthe word home not ele, He may bo ide ‘he with is Poagesmaggst" bat Ka cones i wth ‘pind! The poop of «Kone ae called pins "The nest proim i the welation etreon tome and demas, Avistle alntelned that kom aa demos wore the ste thing funder dierent names, and thatthe diferen was prey Hae uit, the Pelopousians air Rome where the Anns ed tos Stepbntua of Bytom agree with Ariat” Tes ae te he at ine Sa per | SEEOWETE REDS Sloe ana p 1 oe angi ets Wi, Tony I, 196; Diy AHS, 3 a Seu E ‘ho ancient word we find dstineton between cen a8 106 GHORGE MeLEAN HARPER, JB. ‘ie einer at proved by Kab? and Foaghre We Sad {omotin the Pelaponnen (only, fl), ad the sd Senos ast geneaeina he tenFome ‘a Tule wieder une To ach paca ae of ans clones and tonto evn of some “hu tfre daring te erator a lage move cre fuly took for att songs, Soda maaan {in Arty that he eet un lpee he noel Srvc amily and tnt ot othe fl Seve te foe Troop" Foufscnacwptr Aries opto" wld sm Tine Sowbede'rotd ey sly tonne of hin al nt perder foes of uk 2 doelopoone. Powe on te eubry ut noo fth inth aen tninooy fat he tle ‘Sen votre wage nen wieprend a weigh wn "Oreck and rofold heck pbilspher nd Rovian ha eof inte salagee Buse tes ey telowel ht ages were he som Tent of tay Orc eientn and cond bore te bck Word prof the euntsy wera rand loge a Tree tin of Thee and Avie sew er Grea Ut cel slows by Toneytaac™ Tn speaking of ‘ors te ample be eae hate pvc vat og Uae wih nih unfortfed yiager cou te pndeed Soweto the poplaton war ated mort vilge, 3b nevrheas ta that some forte were built Wc ight te ade nc of tac Sock» fore pas was ‘clap and vag ugh ested Llow and round Sal A eple of sath a ple 3 Arcot ata" "WW, Fowlr bas dag fons fundomonal sare finda of vilge comp» Thee aes ipo mem Ets govemmt bya cms open f the eds of te eo. RRR, one RTE SSB Ect on one pak i eaidhoeiamae pS inPinmeny Di iockenynkehe Keli, p28 (Bate, 1926) of “RR Ee ‘and New York, 188). " VILLAGE ADMINISTRATION IN SYRIA 107 ‘umlles whichsonatte the growp, eosin of property, sud min Worship, Tove cxn bono doubt of tie general tr of ‘Fower's view, Where wy tind divergence fo thin rae ne sal, ‘scorer that there hs ben oats edietion mud development, ‘ot radical change. For exumple insesd of tnd come (family Hendin contol of lage me may Bd heat, ‘ve canaot tell whether te heudnat or the eran! toe sar insittin, bot ele eter they worked together, If found the sume village, or where ouly ate othe other was preety the tne present fuled the same fantions ax the eter oad bare Alaa heen prowat, Where a oul ents alnt nese sry foro hve leer fo cal tutor Hs powers maybe [rey nominal or he nny even aopersede the eal entirely ‘Thopolut to lee ia mind that whore neue eit the hed ‘sun probably fll ite fetann 1 Si ny nd icon of te ra hate wa of he cmainsty an toond together by nahip a iage ‘ace down Uarough the yrs, ie meters may forge the ‘Seaman origin. It ay be ths tides not peering soma ‘evtge ee in, Atoll vents the unity of bloods supplanted ‘ye unlty of intra, bor of lang pelon of command hd comin fortune Te the ase ay the amma lant he ‘illage my’ lang to Stim dierent ogres Hither the lage ‘nay ova it ontright, orth wile self may be the property ‘ity or Imdlor, only managing it land in common Uy ho erlesin of ie mater Also the trace of worstip praia to P'iloge are offen sted hy the spread of come align such an Chinn ‘he tendeney af history stems ta be for en to aggregate hasan ever lnger walt: Pit cone the fly then fo lon the vilage, next te ety and filly the mation, But there wos period ih the history of Gro when vlogs were the erges: unit No eolleetive autboety uated thee eommenion ‘A desception of the enti of se nts tone the tins ‘of Thos, whieh Thoeydides gives us, wel lutte hi Tut {et pp Repro al re pra tl 9 rn te yea i a rik ure npr re Bytes Spyro a eer So, St fnjow Bech uom te Bat, ar tars [Bockeoren™ ach gle tm wean independent at wit he ‘rogue tile of poli, Thueyaides probally us the expreaien Stites TB 108“ GEORGE NeLBAN MARPER, JR. xan to hw tat he town of Alten we independent, for id heated wach an exprestian ax sk oye wal have Tod Sout a ph tine te word Kote wa tained srk inleeadenee st ith dependence. "Theexprenions ete totic in ata tine whem the cone {rere up nng i eral oy a thn ing Uolated ving bad lady appond’" At owt of cours, tte ‘ect achntn and ek twa ipo that ‘Thuan is quite correct i mang the expression mrt ra 0 avoid un acolo foarte Ths protease odie fy the neeatitien of defen agai eters spyrefon and acy. Towne which coal afd the expense gindt thames TH wall Vilage io the Welty ot eh «fortied toma ould come to reer it ter pae of tfage i ene of tack, {in thi face tended to pot an end tthe complet ndependenes td oltion of veh il Th ler yarts of Gree a well nA we find oat ab se uneriying tt Tis tao the Aelia te a SM Ey appoity won forme ht wer th met re find & gradual eocesteton ofthe popsation fto the ee the mille cv if tenors f the eager sean ‘The village which centered boos fortied ety ight at st Tosntin thee autonomy, Dt agrest sop im vance vas taken Sten nh of thom seechdered sown pealiar ea por. Telpe to frm ngovernect fn conunun with oer Silage st fel atout the fora In dowribing the foundation of Athens {y Thesrus Thneydes pictares such developacit: naire tr tor lan re Berns i py ep rr fy, fron ces pty Een rao" T be oe iequite pane hat Thnepdies nde fev aceite resnree iato"Attie anil is cooetusons ened with the ‘protbletrath In 314 ney aa elt of the inesion of Ca ‘EiperteAaruaninne tering on the Aeolian rade ste Stes n'svoog plane” nd. Greoped so. Aceoanian am. lly" The sue eomdtons eld Wr foe the Onatan Loti ‘Dison Rn 2h AV 15X08, 76 8 VILLAGE ADMINISTRATION ss fort Aceranians In gener i my be ad thatthe ilge ‘Wes the common unit of fein early Grek am ‘We have ech that the wlaga sotetines surrendered sme oftheir oe powers ad coed ns seta ity. Sometines the villagers would outs to ie in thelr village, bot oe they would move ina the new ety This procs ob entation ‘eas known as eyowcsn. The advantage of ein thee larger ‘hits ovrrled the disadvantages. Life n village netted. Tsing in ars as ther were no adequate means of defense fi fgretet advantage, on the other band, Was it adaptability to Secutorl pure But pT eve sad te advantage of ety [ie prevailed, and only baekeard poople cosianed thee wilage Jie Hitorins epat ina darogatory fashion of lving i nae. Stra wre, yp yp o rh ip lire The tlges of 8 sity formed by syuonin ln owen and een peal Sota ce aan prety weld depend Spo ‘Sob has shown thatthe union of several villages did ot recnrly pean 9 dvrotar nthe power of the village com [os this lon *‘The reson for laeming a sian wart i reas the poe af defense, ort faster some patieslar eal or te further cronombe interest Unions of honda, which in ny fed theca asthe cent poi ofteneoaast oan ‘he Onlin Lorian These worn Spneee fond in Arts tnd Areadi and av mendoned Wy Steal™ According to Stab, Stanines war srztnaly n ion of fe Komal, and Tepes ad Heraes of mie Romer Tt this des not ply he ealries ofthe tat ‘There appear to have been various types of symp. Some tines severa ilges would form a voluntary coubination, Part tthe lage papton transferred ta thn nity ee ‘re wil entity withoatenrcon. ad the re resid a the ‘llagesturrcading the city. Thi the ey in which Mann Togen, and Heracs rere formed" wo alas theater Arend cites which we hea fin fhe fourth cntary bore Chit. The ‘Beiter als veloped inthis fasion SER We Ee asa IN SYRIA 109 10 GEORGE MoLBAN HARPER, JR. oe cin ed «soning Lr 66. hr oo... LLL hr. rh ——— LL ————— Lr —— -—h—rrt—

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