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299-250 BCE, citizens registers, citizenship and federal states, citizenship controls, Epigraphic source, honorific decree

BCH 2017. Honorary Decree for the Metics who Fought for Akraiphia and Catalogue of the Recipients (early 3rd century BC)

Our understanding of the tumultuous relationship between the Boeotian koinon and Demetrius Poliorcetes, as documented in literary sources (Plut. Demetr. 39-40; D.S. 21, fr. 25-27; Polyaen. 3.7.2 and 4.7.11), has...

349-300 BCE, Athenian citizenship, business partnerships, civic groups, Literary source, non-citizens

The Athenian Citizen and the Outsider – The δίκηἐμπορική (dikē emporikē) ([Dem.] 32.1; 33.1; 34.42; 35.3) – second half of the 4th century BC

The four passages presented here outline, in broad terms, the text of the law regulating commercial suits (dikai emporikai). From passage (a) it appears that the law allowed merchants and...

449-400 BCE, Literary source, non-citizens

[Xenophon], Ath. 10-12. The difficulty of distinguishing citizens from non-citizens in Athens (years 20s of the 5th century BCE)

This text comes from a pamphlet that was erroneously attributed to Xenophon in the manuscript tradition. Its anonymous author strongly disapproves of Athenian democracy. However, he explains to a fictitious...

499-400 BCE, lexicon on citizenship, Literary source, non-citizens

Aristoph. Pax 292–299 (ed. Wilson); Lys. 574–584 (ed. Perusino) – Metoikos, xenos, and astos in Two Comedies of Aristophanes (421 BCE; 412/411 BCE)

The two comedies considered here allow us to address the long-standing question regarding the position of the metoikoi within the spectrum of Athenian citizenship—namely, whether they were conceptually associated by...

449-400 BCE, Athenian citizenship, decree, Epigraphic source, non-citizens

CGRN 43 (IG I3 82; AIO 1304). Decree concerning the festival of Hephaistos (421/0 BCE)

This fragmentary stele contains a decree approved by the Athenian Council and the People making provisions for the celebration of religious festivals, most likely the Hephaistia, honouring of the god...

400-450 BCE, Athenian citizenship, cultic provisions, deme decree, Epigraphic source, non-citizens

IG I³ 244 (Osborne – Rhodes, GHI 107). Cult provisions of the deme Skambonidai (475-450 BCE)

Thick stele or post inscribed on three sides (A-C). Face C (see below) was so designated before being recognised as the front side, with which the whole document opens. Variously...

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

IG II³ 352 (Rhodes – Osborne, GHI 94; IG II² 351). Honorary decree for Eudemos of Plataia (330/29 BCE)

The stele, which is preserved in its entirety, contains a decree passed by the Athenian people during the archonship of Aristophon (330/29 BCE) in honor of a Plataian citizen, who...