"After having been for decades the province of a relatively small group of scholars, the Hellenistic polis has become central to the research agenda of Ancient historians more broadly. This development can be traced from the early nineties of the last century, and has picked up pace in a sustained fashion at the turn of the millennium. Recent research has started approaching the Greek polis of the centuries between Alexander and Cleopatra as a specific historical phenomenon, striving to define its most peculiar aspects from as many angles as possible, and to point to new avenues of interpretation that might contribute to recognizing its historical role. 0In this general framework, this volume attempts to explore new lines of thought, to question established ways of reading the evidence, and to take stock of recent developments. The contributors do not subscribe to any particular shared approach; on the contrary, their approaches and questions stem from many different scholarly traditions and methodologies. Rather than seeking to achieve a complete coverage, the volume provides a selection of current research agendas, in many cases offering glimpses of ongoing projects."--Page 4 de la couverture "After having been for decades the province of a relatively small group of scholars, the Hellenistic polis has become central to the research agenda of Ancient historians more broadly. This development can be traced from the early nineties of the last century, and has picked up pace in a sustained fashion at the turn of the millennium. Recent research has started approaching the Greek polis of the centuries between Alexander and Cleopatra as a specific historical phenomenon, striving to define its most peculiar aspects from as many angles as possible, and to point to new avenues of interpretation that might contribute to recognizing its historical role. 0In this general framework, this volume attempts to explore new lines of thought, to question established ways of reading the evidence, and to take stock of recent developments. The contributors do not subscribe to any particular shared approach; on the contrary, their approaches and questions stem from many different scholarly traditions and methodologies. Rather than seeking to achieve a complete coverage, the volume provides a selection of current research agendas, in many cases offering glimpses of ongoing projects." -- Contracoberta TABLE OF CONTENTS (Henning Börm and Nino Luraghi) Foreword (Clifford Ando) The Political Economy of the Hellenistic Polis: Comparative and Modern Perspectives (Christel Müller) Oligarchy and the Hellenistic City (Henning Börm) Stasis in Post-Classical Greece: The Discourse of Civil Strife in the Hellenistic World (Anna Magnetto) Interstate Arbitration as a Feature of the Hellenistic Polis: Between Ideology, International Law and Civic Memory (Peter Funke) Poleis and Koina: Reshaping the World of the Greek States in Hellenistic times (Frank Daubner) Peer Polity Interaction in Hellenistic Northern Greece: Theoroi going to Epirus and Macedonia (Graham Oliver) People and Cities: Economic Horizons beyond the Hellenistic Polis (Angelos Chaniotis) The Polis after Sunset: What is Hellenistic in Hellenistic Nights? (Nino Luraghi) Documentary Evidence and Political Ideology in Early Hellenistic Athens (Hans-Ulrich Wiemer) A Stoic Ethic for Roman Aristocrats? Panaitios’ Doctrine of Behavior, its Context and its Addressees General Index
