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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,...

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...