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400-450 BCE, granting of citizenship, Literary source

Herodotus 7, 156. Gelon’s Grants of Citizenship

Before the meeting between the Greek ambassadors and Gelon, which aimed to convince Syracuse to support the Greek contingent against the Persians, Herodotus dedicates a brief digression to Gelon. He,...

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Conference

‘Sharing in the polis’. Citizenship and forms of civic participation in the Greek world

International conference PRIN 2020 – ‘Sharing in the community’: citizenship and society in the Greek world (VII-II century BC) – 16–18 June 2025 Aula 113 – Via Festa del Perdono,...

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349-300 BCE, Athenian citizenship, citizenship legislation, Literary source, religious institutions and citizenship

Demosthenes 57.41; 57.54. Citizenship Evidence in Against Eubulides: The Role of the Engye and Oral Testimony (345 BCE)

The speech Against Eubulides (Demosth. 57) is a crucial source for understanding how civic identity was defined and contested in Athens during the second half of the 4th century BCE....

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