Polis-Inventory maps the ancient Greek settlements from the archaic and classical periods (c. 650-325 BC) as identified in the pioneering work published by the Copenhagen Polis Center named 'An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis' by M.H. Hansen / T. Nielsen, Oxford 2005 (here referred to as the 'Inventory'). The digital dataset in Polis-Inventory, based on the Inventory, comes primarily from the website polis.stanford.edu, managed by the Stanford University Classics Department. The dataset is the result of a gradual, yet continuous digitization and advancement of the original printed material by subsequent classical scholars. The Polis-Inventory app is informative and interactive, allowing for visualization, searching and filtering of the Poleis based on a set of physical and historical parameters. A Key to the parameters is provided. Further detail about, and accreditation of, these data can be found at polis.stanford.edu and the Inventory itself. If you would like a copy of the data in this app, you can load it to your clipboard in a Geojson format from the About page. No user data whatsoever is tracked or stored by the Polis-Inventory app.
Useful, clean, but a couple of gaps...
If you're into Classics, particularly the history of th Greek city-state, this is the app for you. A simple visualization of the location of all identified historical Greek city-states, spanning the historical period of their existence and the length of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. While it has a good deal of data on the city-states, it lacks a data dictionary. So while there's a "polisity" score, you can't find how that score is constructed.
United StatesNice concept. Here are some suggestions
Hello. This app is really interesting and helpful for my studies. However there is some missing information on the polis. First thing that can be added is additional leagues for the polis. There were more then the Athenian and Koine league. You can also change the pin marks to be different colour to represent what league they belong to. Also, some further information on how you determine the level of ‘barbarian’ in these polis would be nice. What do you consider Greek and ‘barbarian’ in this case? Where do you draw the line? Thank you.
United StatesSmooth and informative
Filters and search are intuitive. Easy to drill and pan.
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- Maintenance release in preparation for iOS17 - Updated locations for Polies located on the islands of Kythnos, Serifos and Sifnos
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