Polis Inventory 4+
Archaic and Classical Poleis
Jess Taylor
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- Free
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Description
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.
What’s New
Version 1.7.0
* Fixed 3 polis name typos
* Adjusted polies locations on the islands of Rhodes, Symi, Tilos, Kalymnos, Leros and Ikaria
* Performed a comprehensive review of minting data in the Inventory catalog and fixed errors in the app catalog
* Maintenance update MacOS
Ratings and Reviews
A Charming Resource
I'm very happy this exists! I have been poking through the data and having fun.
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.
Developer Response ,
Thank you for your detailed review, it's much appreciated! It's true only a concise key of terms is provided. Users are invited to consult the references provided for complete details.
Nice 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.
Developer Response ,
Glad you like the app and thank you for your suggestions, I will take note of them. Regarding the content itself, to date I have stayed true to what is reported in "An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis" by Hansen & Nielsen. Detailed definitions for each of the parameters presented in the app may be found there.
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Information
- Seller
- Jess Taylor
- Size
- 3.1 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 16.6 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 16.6 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 13.5 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2024-25 Jess Taylor
- Price
- Free