Reyes, dinastas y ciudades: La asylía como mecanismo de dominación
According to the decree sanctioned by the Smyrnaean in the course of the Third Syrian War (OGIS 229), king Seleucus II urged the “other kings, dynasts, cities and peoples” to accept the polis’ petition of ἀσυλία. Although this phrase is a well-known formula with universalistic intentions, its appari...
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Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires
2026
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/analesHAMM/article/view/15377 |
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| Sumario: | According to the decree sanctioned by the Smyrnaean in the course of the Third Syrian War (OGIS 229), king Seleucus II urged the “other kings, dynasts, cities and peoples” to accept the polis’ petition of ἀσυλία. Although this phrase is a well-known formula with universalistic intentions, its apparition in this institutional context is rather unusual, especially due to the type of relations between kings it presupposes. This article explores the consequences of a king asking to other monarchs to recognize the ἀσυλία request of a city under his own command. I understand that this strategy is part of the diplomatic repertoire available to kings during the Early Hellenism. By means of it, kings do not renounce to their typical expansionist and warlike ideology, rather, they achieve to express it through a non-violent, subtle mechanism, communicating nevertheless their dominance. |
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