Benefactors and the Polis. The Public Gift in the Greek Cities from the Homeric World to Late Antiquity, New ed, Paperback/***

Fresh analysis of elite public giving in the Greek cities in all periods of ancient history, highlighting it as a structural feature of polis society. Surveys the main scholarly debates on the phenomenon and continuities and changes between periods, and provides new theories and insights. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Illustration(s): Worked examples or Exercises Number of pages: 377 Publication date: 2022 Dimensions: 151 x 229 x 22 Cover type: Paperback / softback Editor(s): Arjan (Universiteit Gent, Belgium) Zuiderhoek