| Creating a Common Polity: Religion, Economy, and Politics in the Making of the Greek Koinon Volume 55 Contributor(s): Mackil, Emily (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520290836 ISBN-13: 9780520290839 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General - Political Science | Political Process - General - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 320.938 |
| Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.70 lbs) 624 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
