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Stasis and stability : exile, the polis, and political thought, c. 404-146 bc

This study uses exile and exiles as a lens for investigating the later Classical and Hellenistic polis and the political ideas which shaped it. It discusses the rich evidence for varied forms of expulsion and reintegration of citizens of poleis across the Mediterranean, analysing the full range of r...

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Main Author: Gray, Benjamin D. (Author, VerfasserIn)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press , 2015
Edition:First edition
Series:Oxford classical monographs
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Online Access:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/oup-ebooks-altertum/dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198729778.001.0001
Author Notes:Benjamin Gray
E-Book Packages:Oxford Scholarship Online: Classical Studies Collection
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Summary:This study uses exile and exiles as a lens for investigating the later Classical and Hellenistic polis and the political ideas which shaped it. It discusses the rich evidence for varied forms of expulsion and reintegration of citizens of poleis across the Mediterranean, analysing the full range of relevant civic institutions, practices and debates. It also investigates civic activity and ideology outside the polis, addressing the complex and diverse political organisation, agitation and ideas of exiles themselves
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9780191796470