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