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Document Details : Title: Epigamia in Hellenistic Interstate Treaties Subtitle: Foreign and Family Policy Author(s): SABA, Sara Journal: Ancient Society Volume: 41 Date: 2011 Pages: 93-108 DOI: 10.2143/AS.41.0.2129566 Abstract : This paper studies the use of the right to intermarriage (epigamia) within Hellenistic Interstate Treaties. Documents record it sporadically in agreements of various kinds. For example in sympoliteiai it is used to force intermarriage or was available only to certain ethnic groups. Epigamia appears also together with potential citizenship (isopoliteia) in Crete and the Mainland within alliances or boundary disputes and acts as a diplomatic tool to help cement or facilitate such agreements. Moreover, the communities signing these treaties had ties with federal institutions. This suggests that they used epigamia in interstate treaties because they were already familiar with it. |
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