Upon reading The Essential Herodotus, I noticed the theme of security recurring in the lives of those living in Ancient Greece. Since Greece is surrounded by three bodies of water, the remaining settlers found comfort establishing their small villages inland to protect themselves from marauders. As the Greeks began to settle inland, the communities continued to grow, which in turn resulted in the development of nomia. Not only did the increasing population require the development of law and order, the social transition towards a Polis culture was essential. Without the development of fortresses, it was nearly impossible to protect all of Greece’s people. However, as the communities grew, so did the competition for resources. The remaining 10% of the population went to any extent to protect themselves and their people.
In The Essential Herodotus: The Snatching of Women we see not only the absence of law and order, but also its rise. After a bloody route of slaying his way to the crown, King Gyges found himself in the position to…show more content… With the collapse of the Bronze Age, the remaining 10% of the Greece population found comfort and security by settling inland. With the inland communities continuing to grow, the first step was to develop a sense of law and order, in order to prevent chaos. Once these communities reached a state of nomia, the next goal was to be able to protect the people within these communities, via polis culture. With the introduction of fortresses, the demand for Greece’s scarce resources began to increase. Which resulted in the Greeks not only having to find a way to manage their limited resources, but also a way to protect them. In the end, once the Greeks found a way to solve these political, social, and economical issues, they were able to take the remaining 10% and grow that population
