Benefactors and the Polis The Public Gift in the Greek Cities from the Homeric World to Late Antiquity
Book contents
- Benefactors and the Polis
- Benefactors and the Polis
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Benefiting the Community in Early Greece
- Part II Classical Benefactors
- Part III Hellenistic Benefactors
- Part IV Benefactors and the Polis under Rome
- Part V The Decline and Fall of Euergetism?
- Conclusion
- Index
- Index locorum
- References
Introduction
Benefactors and the Polis, a Long-Term Perspective
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 January 2021
Book contents
- Benefactors and the Polis
- Benefactors and the Polis
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Benefiting the Community in Early Greece
- Part II Classical Benefactors
- Part III Hellenistic Benefactors
- Part IV Benefactors and the Polis under Rome
- Part V The Decline and Fall of Euergetism?
- Conclusion
- Index
- Index locorum
- References
Summary
The Introduction outlines the main themes, issues and structure of the volume; provides a historiography of the debate on public giving and euergetism; and discusses recent theories.
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- Benefactors and the PolisThe Public Gift in the Greek Cities from the Homeric World to Late Antiquity, pp. 1 - 12Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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