The laws of the Greek city-states and the Hellenistic Kingdoms dealt with all aspects of life in the community.1 The laws regulated the main political institutions of the community and gave rules to its officials abou...The laws of the Greek city-states and the Hellenistic Kingdoms dealt with all aspects of life in the community.1 The laws regulated the main political institutions of the community and gave rules to its officials about how to conduct public business. Meetings of the Council and Assembly were run according to public statutes, and decrees submitted for approval had to conform to legal norms. All public officials were subject to a legal review of their conduct and could be prosecuted in court or punished by special magistrates.展开更多
During the Classical period,the Greek tyrants,with Syracuse as their center,established a state that governed most of Sicily and southern Italy.In terms of state structure and organizational methods,the Syracusan city...During the Classical period,the Greek tyrants,with Syracuse as their center,established a state that governed most of Sicily and southern Italy.In terms of state structure and organizational methods,the Syracusan city-state grew strong through its siphoning effect on surrounding areas,while other city-states gradually dissolved.The two formed a hierarchical structure characterized by coercion,utilitarianism,and totality and linked by corresponding political organizational methods,which differed significantly from the logic of city-state governance.In terms of national identity,the Greeks in Sicily lacked the foundation for identification with their native Greek city-states.Memory identification related to the city’s founding myths and regional identification related to the concept of Sikeliotai emerged successively,but in effect,they were subordinated to the tyrant’s identification,marking a shift in the collective identity of the people from essential will to elective will.The Greek state in Sicily was not an isolated,static union of city-state“communities,”but rather a regional,connected“society”that constantly interacted with its surrounding areas.展开更多
文摘The laws of the Greek city-states and the Hellenistic Kingdoms dealt with all aspects of life in the community.1 The laws regulated the main political institutions of the community and gave rules to its officials about how to conduct public business. Meetings of the Council and Assembly were run according to public statutes, and decrees submitted for approval had to conform to legal norms. All public officials were subject to a legal review of their conduct and could be prosecuted in court or punished by special magistrates.
文摘During the Classical period,the Greek tyrants,with Syracuse as their center,established a state that governed most of Sicily and southern Italy.In terms of state structure and organizational methods,the Syracusan city-state grew strong through its siphoning effect on surrounding areas,while other city-states gradually dissolved.The two formed a hierarchical structure characterized by coercion,utilitarianism,and totality and linked by corresponding political organizational methods,which differed significantly from the logic of city-state governance.In terms of national identity,the Greeks in Sicily lacked the foundation for identification with their native Greek city-states.Memory identification related to the city’s founding myths and regional identification related to the concept of Sikeliotai emerged successively,but in effect,they were subordinated to the tyrant’s identification,marking a shift in the collective identity of the people from essential will to elective will.The Greek state in Sicily was not an isolated,static union of city-state“communities,”but rather a regional,connected“society”that constantly interacted with its surrounding areas.
