Polis Used in the Sense of Hinterland or Territory

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Abstract

I arkaisk og klassiske kilder har Ordet polis i betydningen by i flere tilfælde bebetydningen opland og polis i betydningen stat har i flere tilfælde bibetydningen territorium

In archaic and classical sources the word polis in the sense of town sometimes carries the connotation hinterland and in the sense of state it carries the the connotation territory 

 

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Return of the Polis. The Use and Meanings of the Word Polis in Archaic and Classical Sources : Papers from the Copenhagen polis Centre 8
EditorsMogens Herman Hansen
Number of pages6
Volume198
Place of PublicationStuttgart
PublisherFranz Steiner Verlag
Publication date2007
Pages76-72
ISBN (Print)978-3-515-09054-4
Publication statusPublished - 2007
SeriesHistoria Einzelschriften
Number198

Keywords

  • Faculty of Humanities
  • polis city state hinterland territory

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