Creating a Common Polity
Religion, Economy, and Politics in the Making of the Greek Koinon
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Reference, Antiquities & Archaeology, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory, History, Ancient History
| Author: | Emily Mackil | ISBN: | 9780520953932 |
| Publisher: | University of California Press | Publication: | June 17, 2013 |
| Imprint: | University of California Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Emily Mackil |
| ISBN: | 9780520953932 |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Publication: | June 17, 2013 |
| Imprint: | University of California Press |
| Language: | English |
In the ancient Greece of Pericles and Plato, the polis, or city-state, reigned supreme, but by the time of Alexander, nearly half of the mainland Greek city-states had surrendered part of their autonomy to join the larger political entities called koina. In the first book in fifty years to tackle the rise of these so-called Greek federal states, Emily Mackil charts a complex, fascinating map of how shared religious practices and long-standing economic interactions faciliated political cooperation and the emergence of a new kind of state. Mackil provides a detailed historical narrative spanning five centuries to contextualize her analyses, which focus on the three best-attested areas of mainland Greece—Boiotia, Achaia, and Aitolia. The analysis is supported by a dossier of Greek inscriptions, each text accompanied by an English translation and commentary.
In the ancient Greece of Pericles and Plato, the polis, or city-state, reigned supreme, but by the time of Alexander, nearly half of the mainland Greek city-states had surrendered part of their autonomy to join the larger political entities called koina. In the first book in fifty years to tackle the rise of these so-called Greek federal states, Emily Mackil charts a complex, fascinating map of how shared religious practices and long-standing economic interactions faciliated political cooperation and the emergence of a new kind of state. Mackil provides a detailed historical narrative spanning five centuries to contextualize her analyses, which focus on the three best-attested areas of mainland Greece—Boiotia, Achaia, and Aitolia. The analysis is supported by a dossier of Greek inscriptions, each text accompanied by an English translation and commentary.
