Polis - Wikipedia
A polis is a binding and irrevocable agreement between formerly separate populations to form a united and indissoluable commonwealth. Once the agreement takes effect all previous social arrangements become null and void. The polis demands first loyalty and exercises the power of life or death over its constituents.
Polis | Definition & Facts | Britannica
polis, ancient Greek city-state. The small state in Greece originated probably from the natural divisions of the country by mountains and the sea and from the original local tribal (ethnic) and cult divisions.
Polis - World History Encyclopedia
2013年6月6日 · A Polis (plural: poleis) was the typical structure of a community in the ancient Greek world. A polis consisted of an urban centre, often fortified and with a sacred centre built on a natural acropolis or harbour, which controlled a surrounding territory (chora) of land.
Polis - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Polis means a city, a city-state and also citizenship and body of citizens. In context with Ancient Greece polis means nearly always "city-state." The word originates from the ancient Greek city-states, which developed during the Archaic period and existed well into Roman times, when the equivalent Latin word was civitas, that means ...
Polis - Ancient Greek City-States - ThoughtCo
2018年8月16日 · Pseudo-Aristotle defines the Greek polis as "an assemblage of houses, lands, and property sufficient to enable the inhabitants to lead a civilized life" [Pounds]. It was often a lowland, agricultural central area surrounded by protective hills.
Polis - Classics - Oxford Bibliographies
2015年6月29日 · The polis (plural poleis), or city-state, was the dominant political unit in the ancient Greek world. It was commonly agreed that a polis is a community of citizens organized under a constitution, usually based in an urban center.
Greek City-States - Education
2023年10月19日 · A city-state, or polis, was the community structure of ancient Greece. Each city-state was organized with an urban center and the surrounding countryside. Characteristics of the city in a polis were outer walls for protection, as well as a public space that included temples and government buildings.
Polis | Oxford Classical Dictionary
Polis (pl. poleis), the Greek city-state. The polis is the characteristic form of Greek urban life; its main features are small size, political *autonomy, social homogeneity, sense of community and respect for law.
Polis: An Introduction to the Ancient Greek City-State
2023年10月31日 · Mogens Herman Hansen provides a thoroughly accessible introduction to the polis (plural: poleis), or ancient Greek city-state, which represents by far the largest of all city-state cultures.
Polis | Princeton University Press
2024年6月4日 · The Greek polis, or city-state, was a resilient and adaptable political institution founded on the principles of citizenship, freedom, and equality. Emerging around 650 BCE and enduring to 350 CE, it offered a means for collaboration among fellow city-states and social bargaining between a community and its elites—but at what cost?
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