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Pages: 268
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This study posits that the distinction of Hellenistic Rhodes, exemplified by economic prosperity, internal stability, military might and high political esteem a
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Pages: 418
Authors: Vincent Gabrielsen
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Type: BOOK - Published: 1999 - Publisher: Aarhus Universitetsforlag

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Rhodes was founded more that 2,400 years ago, yet our fascination for this prosperous trading center continues across the millennia. One of the most beautiful c
Democracy Beyond Athens
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In 330 AD, the Emperor Constantine consecrated the new capital of the eastern Roman Empire on the site of the ancient city of Byzantium. Its later history is we
An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis
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Authors: Mogens Herman Hansen
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This is the first ever documented study of the 1,035 identifiable Greek city states (poleis) of the Archaic and Classical periods (c.650-325 BC). Previous studi