The chrysophoria in the Cities of Greece and Asia Minor in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12329323 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Annika B Kuhn (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 51-87 |
| Publication date | 2014-03-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Tyche (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1010-9161 • E-ISSN: 2409-5540 |
| Publisher | Verlag Holzhausen (Austria) (PUBLISHER • AT) |
| DOI | 10.15661/tyche.2014.029.06 |
| OpenAlex | W2085623530 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The article provides a comprehensive analysis of the chrysophoria in the poleis of Greece and Asia Minor in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. It examines the manifestations of the high honour of ‘wearing/bearing gold’ in different political, social and religious contexts. It is shown that the chrysophoria cannot generally be associated with one specific meaning; it implies a privilege whose exact implementation was determined locally within a given context
Ancient history · Archaeology · Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Honour · Humanities · Meaning (existential · Minor (academic · Political science · Politics · Privilege (computing · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · History · Law · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |