Benefaction and Rewards in the Ancient Greek City: The Origins of Euergetism

ISBN-13: 9780521515351 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 333 str.

Marc Domingo Gygax

Opis

Studies the nature and development of Greek 'euergetism' from its origins to the Hellenistic period, through the prism of gift exchange.

Recenzje

'Domingo Gygax competently guides us through the dense evidence to show how euergetism developed in democratic Athens … we can be grateful to Domingo Gygax for an insightful study of this rich material …' Onno van Nijf, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Synchronic approaches; 2. Creating an institution; 3. Continuity and change (1): foreigners and athletes; 4. Continuity and change (2): citizens; 5. The generalization of euergetism; Conclusions.