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In the Hellenistic period certain Greek temples and cities came to be declared "sacred and inviolable." Asylia was the practice of declaring religious places precincts of asylum, meaning they were immune to violence and civil authority. The evidence for th ...
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Journal ArticleTransactions of the American Philological Association · September 1, 2020
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The claim that Pericles in 440 sponsored a decree restraining comedy because of the genre's offensiveness should be rejected. The claim depends on the scholium to Ar. Ach. 67; this paper argues that the alleged decree was the scholiast's deduction from a v ...
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Journal ArticleBulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists · December 1, 2011
Apollonius' dedication I.Portes 47 gives first place to Apollo Hylates; this cult is known only on Cyprus, which suggests that Apollonius was Cypriot. P.Hal. 1.260-265 grants a tax exemption to victors in certain festivals; the third festival listed is lik ...
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