AHST 222 / 322 Lecture 14:
The City-States of the Hellenistic World, II.
Modern Discussions:
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G. Shipley, The Greek World after Alexander, pp. 35-6, pp. 87ff.
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G. Bugh, The Cambridge Companion to the Hellenistic World, ch. 3, pp. 52ff.
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A. Erskine, A Companion to the Hellenistic World, ch. 12, pp. 196ff.
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C.A.H. vol. 7
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K.M.T. Atkinson, The Seleucids and the Greek Cities of Western
Asia Minor, Antichthon, vol. 2, 1968, pp. 32-57.
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J.D. Grainger, The Cities of Seleucid Syria
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P. Green, Alexander to Actium
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P. McKechnie, Outsiders in the Greek Cities in the Fourth
Century
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E.J. Owens, City in the Greek and Roman World
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W.G. Runciman, "Doomed to Extinction: the Polis as
an Evolutionary Dead-End", in The Greek City from Homer to Alexander,
ed. O. Murray and S.R.F. Price Oxford, 1990, pp. 347-367.
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R.S. Bagnall & P. Derow, Greek Historical Documents:
the Hellenistic Period
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S.M. Burstein, Translated Documents of Greece and Rome
vol. 3: The Hellenistic Age from the Battle of Ipsos to the Death of Kleopatra
VII.
Terminology, people and places:
| probouleutic |
proxeny / ies |
Ephebate |
| euergetism |
Pellana |
Delphi |
| leistai |
Epistates |
Seleucia in Pieria |
| Synoekisms |
Megalopolis |
Teos and Lebedus |
| Mykonos |
Epaminondas of Thebes |
Arcadian League |
| Achaean League |
Boeotian League |
Delphic Amphictiony |
| Aetolian League |
Sympoliteia |
Homopoliteia |
| Isopoliteia |
Commercium and |
Connubium |
| Didyma |
Miletus |
Magnesia on the Maeander |
| Myus |
Antiochus Epiphanes |
Megara |
| Epidauros |
Corinth |
Lampsacus |
| Smyrna |
Asylia |
Athymbria |
| Epiphany |
Prophetes / Prophetai |
Stephanephoroi |
| Agonothetes |
Agoranomoi |
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The city of Priene offers citizenship to Antigonus Monophthalmus, Summer, 334 B.C.
Translation adapted from R.S. Bagnall & P. Derow, Greek Historical Documents: The Hellenistic Period, Scholar's Press, 1981, Document 1.
[Resolved]
by the boule [and the demos], on the second of [the month] Metageitnion, at a [regular] assembly, the Prieneans being autonomous,
Hippo[krates] being the prytanis : to Antigonus, son of Philippos, Macedonian, who has been a benefactor and who is zealous
toward the city of the Prieneans, to give to him proxenia and citizenship and the right to own land and house, and freedom from
taxation on all things pertaining to his own house, except land, and the right of import and export, both in war and in peace, free from
plunder and without special treaty, and access to the magistrates and the demos of the Prieneans first after the sacred matters;
and for these things to belong to him and to his descendants.
Seleucus I confirms the status of Athymbria as asylos (inviolable), c. 281 B.C.
Translation adapted from R.S. Bagnall & P. Derow, Greek Historical Documents: The Hellenistic Period, Scholar's Press, 1981, Doc. 15.
[King] Seleucus and Antiochus to Sopat[ros, greeting]. The Athymbrians [having
sent] to us [as envoys] Iatrokles, Artemidoros and Timotheos concerning
their [right of receiving suppliants, their inviolability (asylia), and their
tax-exemption], we have [ … ] the details and have written to you that
you may reply [to them at greater length]. [For our policy is always]
through benefactions [to please] the citizens [of the Greek cities and
by no means least] with reverence to join in increasing [the honours ]
of the gods, [so that we may be the object of good-will] transmissible
for all time [to those who come after] us. We are convinced that even
in previous times we have given [many great] proofs of [our] personal
[reverence, and] now also, [wishing] to be consistent with [our actions
from the beginning], [we grant] to all the temples which [have received
the right of inviolability ---].
The Aetolian League declares Magnesia on the Maeander asylos (inviolable), c. 207 B.C.
Translation adapted from S. M. Burstein, The Hellenistic Age from the Battle of Ipsos to the Death of Kleopatra VII,
Cambridge University Press, 1985, Doc. 31.
The strategos being Agelaos from Naupaktos for the
second time, the hipparchos being Polemarchos from Thy-
riskaia, the secretary being Skopas from Trichone,
it was resolved by the Aitolians. Since the Magnesians, those f-
rom the Maeander, having sent as ambassador(s)
Mnasiptolemos and Hipponikos, both
renewed the friendship with the nation and
declared the good will which is held for the League
of the Aitolians by the Magnesians, it has been resolved that the friend-
ship with them be preserved and that their city
and its territory be sacred and inviolable (asylos) just as the
ambassadors request; and that it not be permitted to anyone
of the Aitolians or of those residing in Aitolia to seize
anything from the land of the Magnesians, no matter where they set out
from, either by land or by sea; but if someone
does seize (anything), the strategos then in office shall distrain upon his real property,
and from his personal property the synedroi shall levy
a fine which they shall determine because the general interest
was harmed by them. As for those exacting the penalties and effecting
restitution to those who have been wronged, they shall have full power.
And they (sc. the Magnesians) shall be given
also a hieromnemonic vote among the Amphiktiones. This decree
shall be inscribed and set up in Thermos and in Delphi.