Polis: A New History of the Ancient Greek City-State from the Early Iron Age to the End of Antiquity - Hardcover
by John Ma
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691155388ISBN-10:691155380UPC:9780691155388Book Category:History, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Ancient, Social History, PoliticalBook Topic:GreeceSize:9.50 x 6.20 x 2.20 inchesWeight:3.0534Product ID:SC57W6CEGH
A definitive new history of the origins, evolution, and scope of the ancient Greek city-state
The Greek polis, or city-state, was a resilient and adaptable political institution founded on the principles of citizenship, freedom, and equality. Emerging around 650 BCE and enduring to 350 CE, it offered a means for collaboration among fellow city-states and social bargaining between a community and...Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691155388ISBN-10:691155380UPC:9780691155388Book Category:History, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Ancient, Social History, PoliticalBook Topic:GreeceSize:9.50 x 6.20 x 2.20 inchesWeight:3.0534Product ID:SC57W6CEGH
John Ma is professor of classics at Columbia University. He is the author of Statues and Cities: Honorific Portraits and Civic Identity in the Hellenistic World, Antiochos III and the Cities of Western Asia Minor, and numerous articles on ancient history.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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