Colony and Mother City in Ancient Greece.

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XVIII, 259 p. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Slightly rubbed jacket, otherwise very good and clean. / Leicht beriebener Umschlag, sonst sehr gut und sauber. - CONTENTS: Preface -- Abbreviations -- Select Bibliography -- Introduction -- I Prolegomena -- Principles of arrangement; Some generalizations and distinctions; The character of the evidence -- PART I: THE ACT OF FOUNDATION -- II Traditional practices -- III The role of the oikist -- IV Foundation decrees -- PART II: SUBSEQUENT RELATIONS -- V Thasos and the effect of distance -- VI Miletus and the question of mutual citizenship -- VII Corinth and the colonial empire -- The Corinthian colonial empire; Corinth s relations with Syracuse and Corcyra; Corcyra and her colonies -- VIII Argos, Cnossus, Tylissus, and religious relations -- IX Athens and late imperial colonies -- Cleruchies and doubtful cases; Other imperial colonies -- X Conclusion -- APPENDICES -- I Corinth s western aims in the eighth century -- II Translations of foundation decrees -- III The form of the Naupactus foundation decree -- IV Corinth and Megara -- V The Argive decree about Cnossus and Tylissus -- VI The citizens of Amphipolis -- Index. - The relations between Greek colonies and their mother cities have been the subject of scholarly investigation since Valesius in 1634, not only because of the intrinsic interest of colonizing activity, but because of the special nature of Greek colonies. They had a closer tie of relationship with the mother city than existed between Greek states in general, yet as the rule the colony formed a separate city state, allowing for a great variety of forms of association. In his investigation of these relations during the period from the eighth to the fourth century BC, Dr Graham first describes the Greek ideas and practices regarding the actual founding of colonies. He then considers subsequent relations between colonies and mother cities, using archaeological and especially epigraphical evidence as well as literary evidence in a discussion of cities including Thasos, Miletus, Corinth, Argos and Athens. ISBN 9780719057397 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 437 Original cloth with dust jacket in additional plastic. Seller Inventory # 1172525

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