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Magnesian inviolability

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Sosin, JD
Published in: Transactions of the American Philological Association
January 1, 2009

In 221/20 the citizens of Magnesia on the Maeander sought to create crowned games in honor of Artemis Leukophryene. The goddess had appeared to them and Delphi instructed that "it is more agreeable and better for those who revere Apollo Pythios and Artemis Leukophryene and treat the city and territory of the Magnesians on the Maeander as sacred and inviolable." But why it took Magnesia more than a decade to secure asylia and inaugurate the enhanced games has remained a puzzle. It has been thought since Kern (1901) that the Magnesians first attempted to win acceptance of inviolability and the games in 221/20, that their invitations were almost universally snubbed, and that the city did not succeed in securing international recognition until 208/7. This paper argues that there was no failed campaign of invitations in 221, that Magnesia did not canvass the Greek world until 208/7.

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Transactions of the American Philological Association

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1533-0699

ISSN

0360-5949

Publication Date

January 1, 2009

Volume

139

Issue

2

Start / End Page

369 / 410

Related Subject Headings

  • Classics
  • 2103 Historical Studies
  • 2005 Literary Studies
  • 2004 Linguistics
 

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Sosin, J. D. (2009). Magnesian inviolability. Transactions of the American Philological Association, 139(2), 369–410. https://doi.org/10.1353/apa.0.0035
Sosin, J. D. “Magnesian inviolability.” Transactions of the American Philological Association 139, no. 2 (January 1, 2009): 369–410. https://doi.org/10.1353/apa.0.0035.
Sosin JD. Magnesian inviolability. Transactions of the American Philological Association. 2009 Jan 1;139(2):369–410.
Sosin, J. D. “Magnesian inviolability.” Transactions of the American Philological Association, vol. 139, no. 2, Jan. 2009, pp. 369–410. Scopus, doi:10.1353/apa.0.0035.
Sosin JD. Magnesian inviolability. Transactions of the American Philological Association. 2009 Jan 1;139(2):369–410.

Published In

Transactions of the American Philological Association

DOI

EISSN

1533-0699

ISSN

0360-5949

Publication Date

January 1, 2009

Volume

139

Issue

2

Start / End Page

369 / 410

Related Subject Headings

  • Classics
  • 2103 Historical Studies
  • 2005 Literary Studies
  • 2004 Linguistics