Asylia - Territorial Inviolability in the Hellenistic World

"A work of monumental erudition and completeness, clearly superior in its collection of materials. . . . The novelty of the work lies in [Rigsby's] interpretative framework, which forces us to reexamine some thorny questions."—Christopher Jones, Harvard University

"Although the author covers enormous ground both chronologically and topographically, the quality of the scholarship remains everywhere at the same high level."—Christian Habicht, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University

About the author

Kent J. Rigsby is Professor of Classical Studies at Duke University.

Summary

This work presents evidence for the phenomenon of "Asylia", the practice of declaring religious places precincts of asylum in the Hellenistic period. It lays out the documents and discusses their historical implications.

Product details

• Authors: Kent J. Rigsby, Rigsby Kent J.
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.02.1997
• EAN: 9780520200982
• ISBN: 978-0-520-20098-2
• No. of pages: 660
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 240 mm x 45 mm
• Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society; Hellenistic Culture and Society
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book; European History, Ancient Greece, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, Greece, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, HISTORY / Europe / Greece