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Sophia Aneziri, Nikolaos Giannakopoulos, Christina Kokkinia, Paschalis Paschidis, Selene Psoma (eds)
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Eirenarchis. Essays on Politics, Institutions and Society in the Greek and Roman World in Honour of Kostas Buraselis
, Brepols, 2026 Paperback, Pages: 448, Size:216 x 280 mm, Languages: English, Greek, German. ISBN 9789603711087.
Summary This volume in honour of Kostas Buraselis, professor emeritus of Ancient History at the University of Athens, includes contributions by scholars from several countries on a number of topics pertaining to the study of the Greco-roman world, including civic and federal institutions and elites, the evolution of democracy, Athenian politics, imperial cult, honorific culture, foreign communities in Rome, regional studies (Elis, Boiotia, Paionia), foreign judges, manumission procedures, agonistic culture, the construction of local identities, and religious violence. Particular emphasis is given to the study of specific texts (inscriptions, papyri and literary sources), either published here for the first time, or critically reevaluated. TABLE OF CONTENTS Sophia Aneziri, Nikos Giannakopoulos, Christina Kokkinia, Paschalis Paschidis, Selene Psoma Introduction Kostas Buraselis - List of works John K. Davies A Meditation on Academic Friendships Olga Katsiardi-Hering Kostas Bouraselis: the scientist, the man Anastasia Papadia-Lala O Kostas Bourazelis sto Tmima Istorias kai Archaiologias tou EKPA: mia prosopiki martyria Part I. Communities and Elites in the Imperial period Angelos Chaniotis The Imperial Cult in Aphrodisias Mustafa Adak Altes und Neues zu den Eliten von Kos und Magnesia am M ander in iulisch-claudischer Zeit Anna Heller "Son of the people" and ?ther ?onorific ?itles: Kos and ?eyond Christian Marek Kostoboken in Kleinasien? Francesco Camia Thracians in Rome: Towards a Quantitative Assessment of Foreigners from the 'Thracian Space' in the Capital of the Empire Part II. Regional Politics and Diplomacy Hans-Joachim Gehrke Die Vorteile des Friedens: Elis und Olympia in der hellenistischen Zeit Hans Beck The Ptolemies and Boiotia: Deconflicting Macedonian Rule in Mainland Greece Peter Franz Mittag Patraos und die Losl sung Paioniens von Makedonien Part III. Civic and Federal Institutions Edward M. Harris The Traditions about Cylon's Attempt at Tyranny Gregor Weber B rgeridentit t auf dem Pr fstand: Die Fragen an die Amtsbewerber in der athenischen Demokratie Nino Luraghi The Rise and Fall of the Athenian Nationalist Party Jacek Rzepka Hellenistic Globalisation, the Rise of Federalism and the End of Democracy in Greece Peter Funke Federal Elites: Local Leadership in the Aitolian League Part IV. Law and Administrative Practices Martin Dreher Fremde Richter im vorhellenistischen Griechenland Klaus Freitag berlegungen zu den Freilassungsinschriften aus Naupaktos Charikleia Armoni Anweisung zur Auszahlung staatlichen Getreides (P.? ln inv. 20772) Part V. Agonistic Culture Miltiade B. Hatzopoulos Amphipolitika Kent J. Rigsby A Coan Playwright and Her Victories Onno M. van Nijf Athletes as Civic Mirrors Christian Mann Athletes in Single Combat: Some Reflections about the Relationship between Sport and War Part VI. Writing History and Constructing Identities Andrea J rdens Konfliktreiche Ideale: Thurioi und die Probleme der griechischen Kolonisation in klassischer Zeit D. Graham J. Shipley New and Old Connections between Ancient Geographers: or, When to Resist the Desire to Join the Dots in Herakleides Kritikos Eftychia Stavrianopoulou The Need to Order the Past: Writing 'Official' History in Hellenistic Cities Christel M ller Who's Who in Roman Akraiphia? Intertwined Identities in a Boeotian City of the Late Hellenistic and Early Imperial Periods Polymnia Athanasiadi Thriskeftikes koinotites kai diakoinotiki via stin ysteroromaiki Alexandreia Index of sources
Cities and Governors The rhetoric of inscribed letters and edicts in the Greek East (1st c. BCE - 3rd c. CE)
, Brepols - Harvey Miller, 2025 Paperback, 448 pages, Size:216 x 280 mm, Language: English. *new ISBN 9789603710998.
Throughout the Roman Empire, but especially in its Greek-speaking provinces, local communities engaged in the remarkable practice of carving official letters and edicts from Roman governors into stone, displaying them permanently in a public setting. While administrative correspondence was written on perishable materials, certain documents were selected to be monumentalized in this way, becoming part of the civic landscape. What motivated cities to expend considerable resources creating these permanent records? Why were some administrative documents chosen while others were not? The book presents the first comprehensive collection and analysis of these inscribed governmental acts, comprising case studies and a catalog of over 120 documents across 68 entries, including new translations and several new readings. Through analysis of texts dating from the first century BCE to the third century CE, Kokkinia demonstrates that local notables deliberately selected and monumentalized documents that presented governors as partners rather than autocrats. She reveals how civic elites strategically placed these inscriptions in public view to display this collaborative model of governance permanently, and to craft an ideological framework positioning themselves as co-administrators of the Empire alongside Roman officials. Drawing on epigraphic evidence from across the eastern provinces, this volume transforms our understanding of how provincial elites actively shaped the ideology of Roman rule. It offers new insights into the negotiation of power between center and periphery, the role of inscriptions as tools for shaping broader political discourse, and the development of Greco-Roman political identity in the eastern Mediterranean. TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface PART I 1. Introduction: Elite groups and Augustus? birthday in Asia 2. A state religion: Inscribed communications and ?imperial theology? 3. Governors? letters in stone: Why were mundane acts eternalized? 4. First among (un)equals: leading vs. governing 5. ?Masterpieces of Ambiguity? or how to deal with ?free? cities 6. Provincial infrastructure 7. The rhetoric of friendship at Ephesos: Vibius Salutaris, the governor, and his legate Appendix I: The governors? edicts on the temple at Hibis PART II A catalogue of governors? letters and edicts preserved on stone (1st century BCE ? 3rd century CE) Introduction and list 1st century BCE (nos 1-8) 1st century CE (nos 9-28) 2nd century CE (nos 29-55) 3rd century CE (nos 56-66) Appendix II: Documents from the Latin-speaking provinces References Indices Plates
