Polis expansion and elite power in Hellenistic Karia / by Jeremy LaBuff.

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LaBuff, Jeremy [author.]

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TextSeries: Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic WorldPublisher: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2015]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9781498514002
1498514006

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Polis expansion and elite power in Hellenistic KariaDDC classification:

939/.24 23

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DS156.C33 L33 2015eb

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Contents:

Introduction : the implications of sympoliteia for the political identity of the Hellenistic polis -- Histories of Karia -- The sympoliteiai of Karia -- Finding elite activity & motivation : a prosopographical analysis -- Conclusion.

Summary: "This book synthesizes the history of Hellenistic Karia and offers new interpretations for the motives behind cases of sympoliteia, or the merging of city-states, in the region. This study presents new readings of inscriptional evidence, nuancing our understanding of the dynamics of democracy in the Hellenistic period"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This book synthesizes the history of Hellenistic Karia and offers new interpretations for the motives behind cases of sympoliteia, or the merging of city-states, in the region. This study presents new readings of inscriptional evidence, nuancing our understanding of the dynamics of democracy in the Hellenistic period"-- Provided by publisher.

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