Proxeny and polis [electronic resource] : institutional networks in the ancient Greek world / William Mack.

Proxeny and polis [electronic resource] : institutional networks in the ancient Greek world / William Mack.

First edition.

9780191789793 (electronic book)

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.

English

1 online resource (xx, 410 pages) : illustrations, maps.

10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198713869 doi

DF81 .M33 2015eb

327.38

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.

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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Oxford studies in ancient documents.

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