Goodwill, Benevolence and Harmony around the Black Sea
Goodwill, Benevolence and Harmony around the Black Sea
Author(s): Ligia RuscuSubject(s): History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Archaeology, Cultural history, Ancient World
Published by: Muzeul de Istorie Națională și Arheologie Constanța
Keywords: goodwill; harmony; poleis; Black Sea; political culture;
Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on the concepts of goodwill, benevolence and harmony in the Greek cities around the Black Sea, as evidenced by epigraphical and (where available) literary sources of the Hellenistic and Roman periods. These notions occur, with different ranges and different significances, in the various contexts of the functioning of polis institutions, of euergetism, of religious life and of private concerns. The paper attempts to highlight the overlapping uses of these concepts and the insights they offer for the political culture of their time.
Journal: Pontica
- Issue Year: VI/2019
- Issue No: 52
- Page Range: 37-52
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English