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A. G. Leventis Conference ‘From wanax to basileus’ was organised by Sigrid

Deger-Jalkotzy and Irene S. Lemos at the University of Edinburgh, 22–25

January 2003. Sigrid Deger-Jalkotzy was at the time the third Leventis Visiting

Professor. The subject of the conference was chosen first because the research

interests of the organisers focus on the centuries between the collapse of the

Mycenaean palace states (c.1200 ) and the beginning of the archaic period of

Ancient Greece (c.700 ) which until recently have been called ‘The Dark Age of

Greece’. The term is still used by classical archaeologists, ancient historians and

linguists, as well as by scholars of adjacent fields such as Near Eastern studies and

European Prehistory. The second reason for organising this conference was the

fact that many significant discoveries made during recent decades together with

new approaches and intensive research on various aspects of cultural develop-

ments require a fresh and comprehensive revision of the period. Obviously the

new state of research has rendered the term of a ‘Dark Age of Greece’ highly

questionable. Yet since the seminal surveys by A. Snodgrass, V. Desborough and

F. Schachermeyr no monographic treatment covering the entire period and all its

cultural aspects and developments has been published. The organisers felt that it

might not be possible any longer for a single author to perform such a task.

Therefore distinguished scholars from all over the world were invited to gather in

Edinburgh in order to re-examine old and new evidence on the period. The sub-

jects of their papers were chosen in advance so that taken together they would

cover the field with an interdisciplinary perspective, approaching the period under

consideration from various disciplines.