Center, Periphery and Networks in the Poleis of Late Classical and Early Hellenistic Lycia

• Autores: Marc Domingo Gygax
• Localización: Urban Space in Historical Geography: Collective Perception and Territoriality / Mariachiara Angelucci (ed. lit.), 2022, ISBN 9788418979361, págs. 247-272
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In the late classical and early Hellenistic periods, the Lycian poleis of Xanthus, Telmessus and Limyra issued decrees in the name of their citizens and their so-called perioikoi. This chapter explores the extent to which this classification of the population corresponded to a geographic distinction between inhabitants of the central place of the polis and individuals who lived in the chora, and whether it implied a division between two groups with separate political institutions or even unequal citizenship rights. In addition, it attempts to demonstrate that behind this simple binary categorization was a complex organization of the polis’ territory and a dynamic network of small communities that brought the members of the polis together while preserving local identities and a high degree of local autonomy.