- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Illustrations
- Maps
- Preface
- 1 Prolegomena
- 2 The Wanderer
- 3 The Settler
- 4 The Portable Polis
- 5 The Deportee
- 6 The Evacuee
- 7 The Asylum-Seeker
- 8 The Fugitive
- 9 The Economic Migrant
- 10 The Itinerant
- 11 Repatriation
- Conclusions
- Conclusions
- Conclusions
- Envoi
- Further Reading
- Appendix A The Terminology of Diaspora
- Appendix B Catalogue of Athenian Cleruchies and Colonies
- Appendix C Catalogue of Deportees
- Appendix D Catalogue of Exiles
- Appendix E Catalogue of the Enslaved
- Chronology
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index of Personal Names
- Index of Place Names
- Index of Sources
- General Index
The Deportee
The Deportee
- Chapter:
- (p.78) 5 The Deportee
- Source:
- Wandering Greeks
- Author(s):
Robert Garland
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
This chapter focuses on deportation. Deportation in the archaic and classical Greek world commonly took the form of the forced removal either of a large group by their political opponents or of the entirety of the population by a foreign enemy or tyrant—a phenomenon not unlike that of ethnic cleansing today. A frequent cause was factional squabbling between supporters of democracy and those of an oligarchic persuasion. Mass deportation, albeit cruel and inhuman, functioned as a valuable safety valve in that it relieved political pressure. Ultimately, deportation is a severe test of endurance, both physical and psychological, aggravated by the fact that in many cases the deportees are forced to leave all their possessions behind them.
Keywords: deportation, political opponents, tyranny, ethnic cleansing, democracy, oligarch persuasion, mass deportation, political pressure, deportees
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Illustrations
- Maps
- Preface
- 1 Prolegomena
- 2 The Wanderer
- 3 The Settler
- 4 The Portable Polis
- 5 The Deportee
- 6 The Evacuee
- 7 The Asylum-Seeker
- 8 The Fugitive
- 9 The Economic Migrant
- 10 The Itinerant
- 11 Repatriation
- Conclusions
- Conclusions
- Conclusions
- Envoi
- Further Reading
- Appendix A The Terminology of Diaspora
- Appendix B Catalogue of Athenian Cleruchies and Colonies
- Appendix C Catalogue of Deportees
- Appendix D Catalogue of Exiles
- Appendix E Catalogue of the Enslaved
- Chronology
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index of Personal Names
- Index of Place Names
- Index of Sources
- General Index