The Polis in the Hellenistic World

Bibliographic Data

ID19920048
EditorsHenning Börm, Nino Luraghi (0000-0003-1890-4262)
Year2018
Publication date2018-10-18
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueThe Polis in the Hellenistic World (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherFranz Steiner Verlag (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.25162/9783515120272
OpenAlexW2810334073
ISBN9783515120272
LanguageEN
Citations received14

After having been for decades the province of a relatively small group of scholars, the Hellenistic polis has become central to the research agenda of Ancient historians more broadly. This development can be traced from the early nineties of the last century, and has picked up pace in a sustained fashion at the turn of the millennium. Recent research has started approaching the Greek polis of the centuries between Alexander and Cleopatra as a specific historical phenomenon, striving to define its most peculiar aspects from as many angles as possible, and to point to new avenues of interpretation that might contribute to recognizing its historical role. In this general framework, this volume attempts to explore new lines of thought, to question established ways of reading the evidence, and to take stock of recent developments. The contributors do not subscribe to any particular shared approach; on the contrary, their approaches and questions stem from many different scholarly traditions and methodologies. Rather than seeking to achieve a complete coverage, the volume provides a selection of current research agendas, in many cases offering glimpses of ongoing projects

Ancient history · Art · Cleopatra · Epistemology · Geography · Interpretation (philosophy) · Literature · Pace · Phenomenon · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Philosophy