Greeks bearing gifts : the public use of private relationships in the Greek world, 435-323 B.C. /

• Main Author: Mitchell, Lynette G. (Lynette Gail), 1966-
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge [U.K.] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
• Subjects: To 146 B.C.; Interpersonal relations > Political aspects > Greece.; Friendship > Greece.; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Friendship.; Civilization.; Friendship.; Interpersonal relations > Political aspects.; International relations.; Interpersoonlijke relaties.; Griekse oudheid.; Politieke aspecten.; Greece > Civilization > To 146 B.C.; Greece > Relations.; Greece.; Electronic books.

Using models from social anthropology as its basis, this book looks at the role of personal relationships in classical Greece and their bearing on interstate politics. It begins with a discussion of what friendship meant in the Greek world of the classical period, and then shows how the models for f...