Bøger af Emily Mackil

Greek Epigraphy and Religion explores the insights provided by inscribed texts into the religious practices of the ancient Greek world. The papers study material ranging geographically from Epiros to Egypt and chronologically from the Classical to the Roman period.

In the ancient Greece of Pericles and Plato, reigned supreme, but by time of Alexander, nearly half of mainland Greek city-states had surrendered part of their autonomy to join larger political entities called koina. This book charts a map of how shared religious practices and long-standing economic interactions faciliated political cooperation.