Dear all,
With this, we are happy to remind you of the next Ancient World
Seminar. Today dr. Will Mack (University of Birmingham) will give a lecture
on:
*'Honour among citizens. Greek citizenship and the language of timē'*
*Abstract*
The language of honour was frequently central to the way in which aspects
of Greek citizenship were conceived: at different poleis citizens were
punished with ‘dishonour’ (atimia) for certain offences or declared atimoi
(while citizens with no such disqualification could be referred to as
epitimoi); political participation often relied on a property-based
assessment (timēma) of the citizen; offices could be conceived of as
honours held by magistrates (timouchoi); and citizens were pra...ised for
their love of honour (philotimia). Recent research, conducted especially by
Josine Blok and under the auspices of her citizenship project, has done a
great deal to illuminate the way in which these uses of concepts of
citizenship related to each other at Classical Athens. This paper will try
build on this and lay the groundwork for an historical account of the use
of time and its cognates in relation to Greek citizenship more broadly,
based on an examination of the way in which concepts of honour were
institutionalised and contested at particular moments to define a citizen
body or challenge such definitions.
* Bio*
William Mack spent ten years at Oxford University, completing his
undergraduate and postgraduate studies at Corpus Christi College and a year
as a Fellow by Special Election at Wadham before joining the department of
Classics, Ancient History, and Archaeology at the University of Birmingham
in 2014 where he is now Senior Lecturer in Ancient Greek History and
Culture. His first monograph, *Proxeny and Polis: Institutional Networks in
the Ancient Greek World*, was published in 2015 by Oxford University Press
and his active research interests include Greek citizenship, interstate
relations, and epigraphic culture.
*Note that the session has been moved to Room 253 instead of *
*the Courtroom *(because of the Student Moot Court)
of the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies,
Oude Boteringestraat 38
Groningen, 16.15 – 17.30.
Join us for drinks afterwards!
--
Eelco Glas
PhD candidate in Theology and Religious Studies
on behalf of the CRASIS team
University of Groningen
CRASIS is the Groningen institute for Interdisciplinary Studies in Culture,
Religion and Society of the Ancient World. Follow CRASIS on Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/rug.crasis> or find out more about us on
www.rug.nl/crasis.
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