Proxeny and Polis: Institutional Networks in the Ancient Greek World

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Proxeny and Polis: Institutional Networks in theAncient Greek World
Copyright
Dedication
Preface
Table of Contents
List of Maps
List of Figures
List of Tables
Abbreviations
Introduction
	I.1. Scholarship on Proxenia
	I.2. The Sources for Proxenia
	I.3. Selective Inscription
	I.4. Approaching Proxenia
	I.5. Architecture of the Argument
1: The Anatomy of an Ancient Institution
	1.1. Formulaic Descriptions of Proxenoi
		1.1.1. Charmion, son of Eumaridas
		1.1.2. The defining characteristics of the proxenos-paradigm
		1.1.3. The proxenos as euergetēs
		1.1.4. The specificity of the proxenos-paradigm
	1.2. The Services Associated with Proxenia
		1.2.1. Generic descriptions of the services performed by proxenoi
		1.2.2. The communal contexts of proxenoi
		1.2.3. The occupations, activities,and milieux of proxenoi
		1.2.4. Services associated with proxenia
		1.2.5. Services for poleis, their representatives and citizens
		1.2.6. Apollodoros´ speech against Kallippos
	1.3. The Proxenos-Paradigm in the Longue Durée
		1.3.1. The longevity of the proxenos-paradigm
		1.3.2. The stability of the proxenos-paradigm
2: Proxeny in its Political Contexts
	2.1. Proxenia in the Granting Polis
		2.1.1. The proposal and contestation of grants
		2.1.2. Prestige and plurality: proposers of proxenoi at Oropos
	2.2. Proxenoi at Home and at Court
		2.2.1. Proxenoi at home
		2.2.2. The perils of proxeny
		2.2.3. Proxenoi at court
	2.3. Poleis and their Foreign Proxenoi
		2.3.1. `And all other honours given to proxenoi´
		2.3.2. The ideology of the proxenos
		2.3.3. Herakleodoros of Olynthos, proxenos of Thasos
		2.3.4. The limits of identification
	2.4. Miscarriage and Manipulation: Alcibiades the Proxenos
	2.5. Conclusion
3: Proxeny Networks
	3.1. Sources for Proxeny Networks
		3.1.1. Case study: the chronological proxeny list of Histiaia
	3.2. Proxeny Networks Compared
		3.2.1. The size of proxeny networks
		3.2.2. Rates and rhythms of granting
		3.2.3. Diachronic trends in proxeny networking
	3.3. Regional Patterns of Distribution: the Horizons of Poleis
	3.4. Case Study: The Proxeny Networks of Karthaia
	3.5. Conclusion
4: Proxeny and the Performance of Polis Identity
	4.1. Theoretical Frameworks: State Identity and Anarchy
		4.1.1. State identity/polis identity
		4.1.2. Interstate anarchy
	4.2. Inter-Polis Institutions and the Performance of Polis Identity
		4.2.1. Proxenia within the systemof inter-polis institutions
		4.2.2. Interstate institutions and the performance of polis identity
	4.3. The Nuances of Proxenia in Performance
		4.3.1. Isopoliteia and federation: proxenia as a performance of separateness
		4.3.2. Polis performance, proxenia, and dependency
		4.3.3. Proxenia and polis recognition
	4.4. Inter-Polis Institutions and State Identity: Non-Polis Actors
	4.5. Conclusion
5: The Disappearance of Proxeny and the Domination of Rome
	5.1. The Disappearance of Proxenia
		5.1.1. Corroborating the decline of proxenia
		5.1.2 Functional obsolescence?
	5.2. Changes in Inter-Polis Interaction
		5.2.1. Theoria and theorodokia
		5.2.2. Treaties and statuses
		5.2.3. Interstate arbitration
		5.2.4. Foreign judges
	5.3. The Transformation of the Greek World
		5.3.1. The end of peer-polity interaction?
	5.4. Conclusion: The End of the Age of Proxeny
Conclusion
Appendix  Extant Lists of Proxenoi
	Introduction
	1. Aitolia
		1.1-8. Eight limestone stelae bearing twenty-four chronological lists of proxenoi appointed by the Aitolian League (third t...
	2. Anaphe
		2.1-3. Three chronological proxeny lists (fourth to second centuries bc)
	3. Astypalaia
		3. A catalogue of proxenoi (c.150 bc)
	4. Chios
		4.1. Catalogue of proxenoi (fourth or early third century bc)
		4.2. Supplementary catalogue of proxenoi (early third century bc)
		4.3. List of proxenoi appointed in a particular year (?) (second century bc)
		4.4. Unpublished fragment of a list of proxenoi
	5. Delphi
		5. A chronological list of proxenoi appointed over twenty-two years (197/6-175/4 bc)
	6. Epidauros
		6.1-4. Four chronological lists of proxenoi (late fourth(?) to late third century bc)
	7. Eresos
		7. A catalogue of proxenoi (c.230-200 bc)
	8. Histiaia (Oreos)
		8. A list recording the grant of proxenia to thirty-two recipients (264/3 bc)
	9. Kalchedon
		9. A catalogue or chronological list (?) of proxenoi (Hellenistic?)
	10. Karthaia
		10.1. The proxeny catalogue of Karthaia (shortly after 363/2 bc)
		10.2. A chronological proxeny list (mid-third century bc)
	11. Kleitor
		11. A catalogue (?) of proxenoi (second half of the third century bc)
	12. Lousoi
		12. A series of three chronological proxeny lists? (second half of the fifth century bc)
	13. Narthakion
		13. A reverse proxeny catalogue (?) from Narthakion (before or after ? c.140 bc)
	14. Samothrace
		14. 1-13. Thirteen blocks inscribed with sixteen lists of theoroi sent by different poleis and named proxenoi (second to fi...
	15. Tenos
		15.1. A fragment of a catalogue of proxenoi(?) (second half of the third century bc)
		15.2. A list of fourteen proxenoi appointed at the same time (second half of the third century bc)
	16. Thera
		16.1-4. Chronological lists of proxenoi appointed in seven different years (?) (late second and early first centuries bc)
	17. Polis Unknown (Boiotia)
		17. A list of theoroi sent to games held at a polis in Boiotia named proxenoi (c.80 bc)
	18. Polis Unknown
		18. A probable list of proxenoi appointed in a single year (c.130 bc)
	Photographs and Scans
	Index of Polis Ethnics in Lists of Proxenoi
	Index of Regional Ethnics (Including References to Ethnē, Koina, and Kings)
Bibliography
Index of Sources
General Index