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 fif…
This title tackles the rise of the so-called Greek federal states. Mackil charts a complex, fascinating map of how shared religious practices and long-standing economic interactions facilitated political cooperation and the emergence of a new kind of state.
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 fif…
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 a study that tackles …
In the vaunted annals of America's founding, Boston has long been held up as an exemplary "city upon a hill" and the "cradle of liberty" for an independent United States. Wresting this iconic urban center from these misleading, tired cliches, The City-State of Boston highlights …
In the vaunted annals of America's founding, Boston has long been held up as an exemplary "city upon a hill" and the "cradle of liberty" for an independent United States. Wresting this iconic urban center from these misleading, tired cliches, The City-State of Boston highlights …
In the vaunted annals of America's founding, Boston has long been held up as an exemplary "city upon a hill" and the "cradle of liberty" for an independent United States. Wresting this iconic urban center from these misleading, tired clich s, The City-State of Boston highlights …
"This book addresses the Romanization of the province of Pontus. The book is a longitudinal study of Greek and Roman culture in that province and the cities there"
This book addresses the Romanization of the province of Pontus. The book is a longitudinal study of Greek and Roman culture in that province and the cities there.
"This book addresses the Romanization of the province of Pontus. The book is a longitudinal study of Greek and Roman culture in that province and the cities there"--.
"This book addresses the Romanization of the province of Pontus. The book is a longitudinal study of Greek and Roman culture in that province and the cities there"--