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imported>Jasca Ducato I don't like referencing unreleased materials, but this will have to do for now. Hopefully somebody else can provide a better source. |
imported>Sol Pacificus This can't go in the poleis category because a polis isn't an example of a polis, it's the thing itself |
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A '''polis''' (pl: ''poleis'', ''English'': | A '''polis''' (pl: ''poleis'', ''English'': city) was a type of city-state prominent in ancient [[Greece]] throughout the Hellenistic period. During the [[Peloponnesian War]] many of the Greek poleis sided with either the [[Sparta]]n-led [[Peloponnesian League]] or the [[Athens|Athenian]]-led [[Delian League]]. | ||
Considered city-states in the modern sense of the word, the poleis of ancient Greece were more akin to kingdoms: entire regions, or islands, dominated by a single governing city. Examples of poleis include [[Sparta]] (Lakonia), [[Athens]] (Attika), [[Delos]], and [[Mykonos]]. | Considered city-states in the modern sense of the word, the poleis of ancient Greece were more akin to kingdoms: entire regions, or islands, dominated by a single governing city. Examples of poleis include [[Sparta]] (Lakonia), [[Athens]] (Attika), [[Delos]], and [[Mykonos]]. | ||
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Revision as of 16:37, 4 July 2018
A polis (pl: poleis, English: city) was a type of city-state prominent in ancient Greece throughout the Hellenistic period. During the Peloponnesian War many of the Greek poleis sided with either the Spartan-led Peloponnesian League or the Athenian-led Delian League.
Considered city-states in the modern sense of the word, the poleis of ancient Greece were more akin to kingdoms: entire regions, or islands, dominated by a single governing city. Examples of poleis include Sparta (Lakonia), Athens (Attika), Delos, and Mykonos.
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