Proxeny and polis : institutional networks in the ancient Greek world
Mack, William Joseph Behm GarnerAuthor
This volume presents a new reconstruction of proxeny, based on a detailed analysis of the function of the formulaic language of honorific decrees, and explores the way in which interstate institutions shaped the behaviour of individuals and communities in the ancient world. It draws on other material which has not been systematically exploited before to reconstruct the proxeny networks of Greek city states. The book also traces the disappearance of both proxeny and the broader institutional system of which it was part.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume presents a new reconstruction of proxeny, based on a detailed analysis of the function of the formulaic language of honorific decrees, and explores the way in which interstate institutions shaped the behaviour of individuals and communities in the ancient world. It draws on other material which has not been systematically exploited before to reconstruct the proxeny networks of Greek city states. The book also traces the disappearance of both proxeny and the broader institutional system of which it was part.
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Anatomy of an ancient institution -- Proxeny in its political contexts -- Proxeny networks -- Proxeny and the performance of Polis identity -- The disappearance of proxeny and the domination of Rome.
Greece
Regions & Countries - Europe
History & Archaeology