Oath and State in Ancient Greece /

Oath and State in Ancient Greece / / Alan H. Sommerstein, Andrew James Bayliss.

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The oath was an institution of fundamental importance across a wide range of social interactions throughout the ancient Greek world, making a crucial contribution to social stability and harmony; yet there has been no comprehensive, dedicated scholarly study of the subject for over a century. This v...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Classics and Near East Studies 2000-2014 (EN)
VerfasserIn:
Sommerstein, Alan H.,
Bayliss, Andrew James,
MitwirkendeR:
Bayliss, A.J.,
Sommerstein, A.H.,
Torrance, I.C.,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2012]
©2013
Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Series:Beiträge zur Altertumskunde , 306
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Physical Description:1 online resource (376 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • PART ONE. OATHS IN THE POLIS
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Oaths and citizenship
  • 3 Oaths of office
  • 4 Assemblies
  • 5 The judicial sphere
  • 6 Sunōmosiai (conspiracies)
  • 7 (Re)uniting the citizen body
  • PART TWO. OATHS AND INTERSTATE RELATIONS
  • Introduction
  • 8 The formulation and procedure of interstate oaths
  • 9 Oaths in alliances
  • 10 Oaths in peace treaties
  • 11 Battlefield truces
  • 12 Oaths and “the barbarian”
  • 13 Conclusion: the efficacy of oaths
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Names and Topics
  • Index locorum

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