polis
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Playwrights addressed the polis not by dramatizing current events but by recasting tales from the mythological and historic past to sharpen critical thinking on contemporary concerns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025
They were woven into the fabric of a democratic polis.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2025
Now protected by their own walls, and in possession of all the civic tools needed to form their own polis, the Helots were liberated from Spartan tyranny at long last.
From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2024
Greek citizens could only be members of a single polis, and citizens had some kind of role in political decision-making.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
I am not caught by polis or dogs, not this time, but by this man who has tricked me.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
The Greek poleis were each distinct, fiercely proud of their own identity and independence, and they frequently fought small-scale wars against one another.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
In 499 BCE several Ionian Greek poleis rose against the Persians and successfully secured Athenian aid.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
When the Greek cities of Ionia rose up against Persian rule, Darius vowed to make an example not just of them, but of the Greek poleis that had aided them, including Athens.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
Likewise, citizenship, which had been the basic unit of political currency in the ancient poleis, became instead a mark of elite membership that could be won in multiple cities at the same time.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
The Hellenic municipalities were developments from the poleis, or city-states, which existed prior to the Roman conquest in Greece and the Hellenized areas of Asia and Africa.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak
