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Functions > Proxeniai (Ancient Greece)

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2082Proxeniai (Ancient Greece)  

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  • An institution that appears in ancient Athens and is related to the offer of hospitality and of private and public services to Athenian citizens in other cities of Greece by their citizens. The institution existed since the Archaic period and was of a private nature, as it conserned the relationship between kings and nobles. With the establishment of democracy, the proxenia came under the jurisdiction of the Athenian Demos.

Source

  • Glotz 1994
  • Θέμος 2007

Contributor

  • Katsiadakis Helen (AA)

Creator

  • Chrysovitsanos Gerasimos (AA)

Notation

  • 2082

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https://humanitiesthesaurus.academyofathens.gr/dyas-resource/Concept/2082

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