Regional Identities in the Greek World: Myth and Koinon in Ionia
Regional Identities in the Greek World: Myth and Koinon in Ionia
Abstract
This article sheds new light on the dynamic nature of Greek regional identities. It does this with reference to the Ionians of Asia Minor, investigating both the presentation of Ionian collectivity through foundation myths, and the practice of Ionian communality through the Ionian League. It then considers the relationship between the two from the sixth century BCE to the fourth century CE. The Ionian example demonstrates that Greek regional groupings were changeable rather than stable, and that both their importance and social meaning were historically contingent.
Keywords
identity | regionalism | Ionia | myth | koinon
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