In this paper I first consider the opposite interpretations of Androtion’s political positions by F. Jacoby and Ph. Harding. Jacoby considered him as a moderate conservative, influenced by his father Andron, alleged ancient member of the Four Thousand, and by his master Isocrates; Harding depicts him as an “ideologyless” man, whose work was inspired only by erudite interests. Similarly, according to Jacoby Androtion’s Atthis was the main source of Aristotle’s Constitution of Athens, while Harding does not admit systematic relations between the Atthis and Aristotle’s work. Secondly, since the analysis of Androtion’s biography does not lead to certain conclusions, I study some fragments whose ideological value has not yet been fully appreciated by scholars: F 43, on the syngrapheis of the year 411; F 10, on the “decarchs” which replaced the Thirty Tyrants after the battle of Mounychia; FF 3, 4 a-b (on the Areopagus), 42 (on Hyperbolus), 46 (on the death of Dorieus of Rhodes). The analysis of the fragments does not seem to confirm Harding’s “sceptical” interpretation. It is difficult to admit that there are no trace of ideology in Androtion’s fragments and no relations between Androtion’s Atthis and Aristotle’s Constitution of Athens (apart from F 6). On the contrary, F 43 (on the syngrapheis), F 10 (on the second decarchy) and F 3 (on the Areopagus) seem to reflect ideologically sensible themes, on which Androtion and Aristotle agree against other sources. Thus, it is legitimate to admit that Androtion, who meddled in politics and was interested in contemporary history, had his political ideas and can probably be connected with the “moderate” faction, independently from his uncertain biographical data. Similarly, Aristotle may rely on Androtion’s Atthis for the events of the years 411 and 404, on which the attidographer probably offered a detailed narration that can hardly be considered ideologically “neutral”.

L’articolo prende in considerazione le opposte interpretazioni delle posizioni politiche di Androzione proposte da F. Jacoby and Ph. Harding. Jacoby lo riteneva un moderato conservatore, influenzato dal padre Androne, presunto membro dei Quattrocento, e dal maestro Isocrate; Harding lo rappresenta come un uomo senza ideologie, mosso solo da interessi eruditi. Analogamente, secondo Jacoby l’Atthis di Androzione fu la fonte principale della Costituzione degli Ateniesi di Aristotele, mentre Harding non ammette sistematici rapporti fra l’Atthis e l’opera aristotelica. In secondo luogo, poiché l’analisi della biografia di Androzione non conduce a conclusioni certe, l’articolo studia alcuni frammenti il cui valore ideologico non è stato finora sufficientemente considerato dagli studiosi: F 43, sui syngrapheis del 411; F 10, sui decarchi che rimpiazzarono i Trenta Tiranni dopo la battaglia di Munichia; FF 3, 4 a-b (sull’Areopago), 42 (su Iperbolo), 46 (sulla morte di Dorieo di Rodi). L’analisi dei frammenti non sembra confermare l’interpretazione “scettica” di Harding. E’ difficile ammettere che i frammenti di Androzione siano del tutto privi di orientamento ideologico e che non vi siano relazioni tra l’Atthis di Androzione e la Costituzione degli Ateniesi di Aristotele, a parte F 6. Al contrario, F 43 (sui syngrapheis), F 10 (sulla seconda decarchia) and F 3 (sull’Areopago) sembrano riflettere temi ideologicamente sensibili, su cui Androzione e Aristotele concordano contro altre fonti. E’ dunque legittimo ammettere che Androzione, che era attivo in politica ed era interessato alla storia contemporanea, avesse le sue idee politiche e possa essere collegato con la fazione “moderata”, indipendentemente dall’incertezza dei dati biografici. Allo stesso modo, Aristotele potrebbe rifarsi all’Atthis di Androzione per i fatti del 411 e del 404, su cui l’attidografo probabilmente offriva una narrazione dettagliata che può difficilmente esser considerata “neutra” dal punto di vista ideologico.

Bearzot, C. S., Sull'orientamento politico di Androzione, in Bearzot, C., Landucci, F. (ed.), Storie di Atene, storia dei Greci. Studi e ricerche di attidografia, Vita e Pensiero, Milano 2010: <<Contributi di storia antica 8>>, 113- 128 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/2973]

Sull'orientamento politico di Androzione

Bearzot, Cinzia Susanna
2010

Abstract

In this paper I first consider the opposite interpretations of Androtion’s political positions by F. Jacoby and Ph. Harding. Jacoby considered him as a moderate conservative, influenced by his father Andron, alleged ancient member of the Four Thousand, and by his master Isocrates; Harding depicts him as an “ideologyless” man, whose work was inspired only by erudite interests. Similarly, according to Jacoby Androtion’s Atthis was the main source of Aristotle’s Constitution of Athens, while Harding does not admit systematic relations between the Atthis and Aristotle’s work. Secondly, since the analysis of Androtion’s biography does not lead to certain conclusions, I study some fragments whose ideological value has not yet been fully appreciated by scholars: F 43, on the syngrapheis of the year 411; F 10, on the “decarchs” which replaced the Thirty Tyrants after the battle of Mounychia; FF 3, 4 a-b (on the Areopagus), 42 (on Hyperbolus), 46 (on the death of Dorieus of Rhodes). The analysis of the fragments does not seem to confirm Harding’s “sceptical” interpretation. It is difficult to admit that there are no trace of ideology in Androtion’s fragments and no relations between Androtion’s Atthis and Aristotle’s Constitution of Athens (apart from F 6). On the contrary, F 43 (on the syngrapheis), F 10 (on the second decarchy) and F 3 (on the Areopagus) seem to reflect ideologically sensible themes, on which Androtion and Aristotle agree against other sources. Thus, it is legitimate to admit that Androtion, who meddled in politics and was interested in contemporary history, had his political ideas and can probably be connected with the “moderate” faction, independently from his uncertain biographical data. Similarly, Aristotle may rely on Androtion’s Atthis for the events of the years 411 and 404, on which the attidographer probably offered a detailed narration that can hardly be considered ideologically “neutral”.
2010
Italiano
Storie di Atene, storia dei Greci. Studi e ricerche di attidografia
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Bearzot, C. S., Sull'orientamento politico di Androzione, in Bearzot, C., Landucci, F. (ed.), Storie di Atene, storia dei Greci. Studi e ricerche di attidografia, Vita e Pensiero, Milano 2010: <<Contributi di storia antica 8>>, 113- 128 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/2973]
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