The chrysophoria in the Cities of Greece and Asia Minor in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods

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  • Annika B. Kuhn Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15661/tyche.2014.029.06

Schlagworte:

chrysophoria, civic honours, gold insignia, civic government, religion, Graeco-Roman East, Greek epigraphy

Abstract

The article provides a comprehensive analysis of the chrysophoria in the poleis of Greece and Asia Minor in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. It examines the manifestations of the high honour of ‘wearing/bearing gold’ in different political, social and religious contexts. It is shown that the chrysophoria cannot generally be associated with one specific meaning; it implies a privilege whose exact implementation was determined locally within a given context.

Autor/innen-Biografie

Annika B. Kuhn, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Historisches Seminar
Abt. Alte Geschichte
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1
80539 München
Deutschland
annika.kuhn@uni-muenchen.de

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2015-02-24

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