Asylia by Kent J Rigsby
This work presents evidence for the phenomenon of Asylia, the practice of declaring religious places precincts of asylum in the Hellenistic period. It lays out the documents and discusses their historical implications.-
Alexander the Great and the Mystery of the Elephant Medallions
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Mediterranean Anarchy, Interstate War, and the Rise of Rome
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The Vanished Library
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Hellenistic Philosophy of Mind
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Thundering Zeus
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Antigonos the One-Eyed and the Creation of the Hellenistic State
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The Best of the Argonauts
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Encomium of Ptolemy Philadelphus
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Faces of Power
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The Hellenistic Settlements in the East from Armenia and Mesopotamia to Bactria and India
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The Image of the Jews in Greek Literature
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Creating a Common Polity
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Stoic Studies
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The Making of Fornication
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From Alexander to Jesus
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The Hellenistic Settlements in Europe, the Islands, and Asia Minor
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The Hellenistic Settlements in Syria, the Red Sea Basin, and North Africa
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Seeing Double
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Interstate Arbitrations in the Greek World, 337-90 B.C.
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Cleomedes' Lectures on Astronomy
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Cultural Politics in Polybius's Histories
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From Pergamon to Sperlonga
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The Politics of Plunder
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Josephus's Interpretation of the Bible
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Hellenistic Constructs
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Moral Vision in the Histories of Polybius
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Religion in Hellenistic Athens
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Tales of High Priests and Taxes
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The Question of Eclecticism
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Hellenistic History and Culture
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The Cynics
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Pseudo Hecataeus, On the Jews
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Theocritus's Urban Mimes
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Poetic Garlands
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Jewish Perspectives on Hellenistic Rulers
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Athens and Macedon
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Polyeideia
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Hellenistic Egypt
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Into the Land of Bones
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A History of Macedonia
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The Beginnings of Jewishness
Kent J. Rigsby is Professor of Classical Studies at Duke University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520200982 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520200985 |
| Title | Asylia |
| Author | Kent J Rigsby |
| Series | Hellenistic Culture And Society |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 1997-03-28 |
| Number of pages | 660 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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