I Beoti migranti in Asia Minore: strategia di difesa della memoria

The contribution focusses on the Boiotian presence in Asia Minor. Despite the general dismissal of the traditions on the Boiotian migration, the presence of this group can be detected both in Aiolis and in Ionia. The author concentrates on the nature of the ancient literary tradition and chooses two case studies: a first one is related to two Aiolian islands (Tenedos and Lesbos), whereas the second one is the Boiotian contribution to the Ionian migration. The nature itself of the sources allows us to detect the Boiotian presence and to identify two strategies through which this tradition was preserved, namely the action of private aristocratic families and the role of common sanctuaries as reservoirs of collective memory.