Isopoliteia in Hellenistic Times

Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-90-04-42569-9
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 14, 294 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

Reihe: Brill Studies in Greek and Roman Epigraphy

The diplomatic tool known as isopolity is a testament to Greek ingenuity and is attested all over the Mediterranean from the 4th to 1st century B.C., mainly epigraphically. “Isopoliteia” was a popular way to establish new relashionships, reinforce old ones or to regulate difficult situations among communities in the Hellenistic Period.
This book offers close scrutiny of potential citizenship between communities as well as a fresh examination of new evidence which has emerged since the publication of the only monograph written on the topic by Wilfried Gawantka in 1975. The book brings together all the evidence for isopolity in the Hellenistic world and demonstrates that communities used this diplomatic tool across different kinds of agreements and through a range of different ways.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Saba, Sara

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Hellenismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword

Introduction

Part 1: Evidence from Asia Minor, Athens, and the Islands

1 Miletos and Lykia

The Epigraphic Record and Its Interpretation

Disputed Cases from Miletos

Reassessing the Use of the Award of Potential Citizenship in Miletos

2 Magnesia on the Meander and Samos

The Epigraphic Record

3 Western Asia Minor

The Epigraphic Record

Disputed Cases

Conclusion: Potential Citizenship in Asia Minor

4 Athens

5 The Islands

Part 2: Evidence from Central Greece and Crete

6 Central Greece: the Peloponnese and Aitolia

7 Crete

Treaties between Cretan Poleis

Treaties between Cretan and Non-Cretan Poleis

Part 3: Asylia and Isopoliteia

8 Asylia and Isopoliteia

Conclusions

Appendix 1: The Origins of Potential Citizenship

Appendix 2: Polybios and Potential Citizenship

Bibliography

Index Locorum

Index of Concepts and Greek Terms

Index of Places

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Sara Saba studied Classics in Turin and at Duke University, where she earned a PhD in Classical Studies. She works at the Fraunhofer IBP in the research group “Cultural Heritage”; her research focuses on Greek history and epigraphy.