This paper aims to investigate the cultural-political relations that were established between the ethne of Central Greece belonging to the Aetolian League (3rd-2nd century BC) in order to strengthen the feeling of federal cohesion, and the results of these ties for the foreign policy of the Koinon as a whole. Given the limited sources on this matter, the analysis will concentrate on the existing documentation: it will tackle some federal and local numismatic types, the public seals and marks of the Koinon and of the member states, the policy of displaying public statues, and the cult of founders as elements that may have shaped this feeling of cohesion. It will be shown that the interaction between these powerful ideological markers within the League is closely linked to religious ritual action, a matter that is not surprising given the prominent role played by religious and mythical behaviors in the construction of ancient Greek political communities, particularly beyond the polis.

Spearhead and Boar Jawbone - An Invitation to Hunt in Aitolia: 'Foreign Policy' within the Aitolian League

ANTONETTI, Claudia
2019-01-01

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This paper aims to investigate the cultural-political relations that were established between the ethne of Central Greece belonging to the Aetolian League (3rd-2nd century BC) in order to strengthen the feeling of federal cohesion, and the results of these ties for the foreign policy of the Koinon as a whole. Given the limited sources on this matter, the analysis will concentrate on the existing documentation: it will tackle some federal and local numismatic types, the public seals and marks of the Koinon and of the member states, the policy of displaying public statues, and the cult of founders as elements that may have shaped this feeling of cohesion. It will be shown that the interaction between these powerful ideological markers within the League is closely linked to religious ritual action, a matter that is not surprising given the prominent role played by religious and mythical behaviors in the construction of ancient Greek political communities, particularly beyond the polis.
2019
Ethnos and Koinon. Studies in Ancient Greek Ethnicity and Federalism
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