ancient Greek law

349-300 BCE, Epigraphic source, honorific decree, non-citizens

IG II³ 302. Honorary Decree for Dioskourides of Abdera and his Brothers (346/5 BC)

The entry of Philip II into the territory of Abdera (Demosth. 23.183; Polyaen. 4.2.22), variously dated between 355 and 347 BC, resulted in the expulsion of Athenian partisans. This honorary...

599-550 BCE, Athenian citizenship, citizenship and work, citizenship legislation, granting of citizenship, Literary source

Plutarchus, Sol. 24.4. Solon’s Law on the Naturalisation of Foreigners (594/3 BC)

In Philip Manville’s influential model on Greek citizenship studies, Athenian citizenship emerged under Solon, evolved under tyranny, and became fully formalised under Clisthenes. The continuist approach to the study of...

400-450 BCE, citizenship legislation, Epigraphic source, granting of citizenship, land and citizenship, land redistributions

SEG 47 1427. Law of Himera (500-490 BCE)

The tablet from Himera contains an early archaic law establishing the formation, in Himera, of two new tribes composed of citizens originating from the mother city of Zancle. Citizen recruitment...