Women and the Polis

Przemysław Siekierka; Krystyna Stebnicka; Aleksander Wolicki

Published by De Gruyter 2021

Women and the Polis

Public Honorific Inscriptions for Women in the Greek Cities from the Late Classical to the Roman Period

Przemysław Siekierka, Krystyna Stebnicka and Aleksander Wolicki

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110644289

Overview
Contents

About this book

In two volumes

This work is the first complete corpus of Greek inscriptions issued by city institutions in honour of their female citizens and foreigners, with the exclusion of Hellenistic queens and women belonging to families of the Roman magistrates. The corpus lists 1131 women fulfilling such criteria. The Greek texts are accompanied by lemmata, English translations and relevant commentaries. Based on the collected evidence, the authors analyse the phenomenon of honorific inscriptions for women as an important symptom of change of citizen mentality. Pointing to the political context in which such honours were bestowed, the phrasing of the texts, character of praiseworthy actions, and the fact that these honours were carved in stone and set up in conspicuous places in cities all reflect what the male part of the city populace thought about women in general and their presence in public spaces in particular. The book is a helpful resource for all those interested in ancient history, social history, and gender studies.

- first complete catalogue of publicly honoured women in Greek cities from the 5th c. BCE to the 3rd c. CE

- 1131 records with inscriptions in Greek, English translations, and prosopographical commentaries

- detailed introduction on the phenomenon

Author information

Przemyslaw Siekierka, UK; Krystyna Stebnicka and Aleksander Wolicki, University of Warsaw, Poland.

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
VOLUME 1
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Introduction
Chapter 1 Beginnings of Public Honours for Women in the Greek World Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
Chapter 2 Honours for Women in the Hellenistic Period: New Phenomena in the New World Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	44
Chapter 3 Honorific Language: Describing Women, Their Virtues, Merits, and Rewards in the Hellenistic World Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
Chapter 4 Female Honours and the Evolution of Relations between the City and Family in the Hellenistic Period Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	92
Chapter 5 Honours of the Imperial Era Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	98
Chapter 6 Women Honoured for Professional Achievements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	136
Corpus of Public Honorific Inscriptions for Women
Attica Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
Corinthia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
Phleiasia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	247
Argolis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	248
Epidauria Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
Lakonia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
Messenia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	298
Arkadia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	305
Elis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	329
Achaia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	342
Megaris Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	343
Boiotia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	347
Phokis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	360
Eastern Lokris Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	377
Western Lokris Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	379
Aitolia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	383
Korkyra Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	385
Kephallenia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	386
Thessaly Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	388
Epeiros Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	393
Macedonia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	401
Thrace Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	434
Moesia Inferior Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	451
North Shore of the Black Sea Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	460
Delos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	464
Rhodos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	467
Lesbos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	509
Telos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	520
Nesos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	522
Anaphe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	523
Thera Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	526
Pholegandros Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	537
Melos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	539
Kos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	540
Sikinos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	554
Syros Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	555
Paros Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	557
Tenos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	562
Andros Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	564
Chios Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	566
Samos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	571
Amorgos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	582
Lemnos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	601
Thasos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	603
Crete Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	612
Sicily Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	617
Italy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	618
Volume 2
Caria Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	625
Ionia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	732
Lydia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	854
Aiolis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	895
Troas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	914
Mysia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	919
Bithynia and Pontus Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	964
Galatia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	976
Phrygia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	982
Pisidia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1002
Pamphylia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1045
Lykia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1062
Isauria Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1113
Cilicia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1115
Cappadocia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1144
Cyprus Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1146
Syria and Iran Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1155
Egypt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1160
Cyrenaica Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1162
Addenda Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1166
Indices Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1171
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1213

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Specialists in ancient history, classicists, all those interested in gender studies
Pages
- Front matter: 20
- Main content: 1239
Illustrations
- Tables: 13
- Line drawings: 68
Keywords: Greek poleis; women; honorary inscriptions

eBook

Published: July 5, 2021
ISBN: 9783110644289

Hardcover

Published: July 5, 2021
ISBN: 9783110640618