Khoris oikountes and the obligations of freedmen in late classical and early hellenistic Athens
This article addresses the riddle of the identity of the khoris oikountes or 'dwellers apart' mentioned by Demosthenes (4.36-7) as a group subject to the navy draft. Many scholars view the term as a designation for slaves who lived separately from their owners; others argue that khoris oik...
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| description | This article addresses the riddle of the identity of the khoris oikountes or 'dwellers apart' mentioned by Demosthenes (4.36-7) as a group subject to the navy draft. Many scholars view the term as a designation for slaves who lived separately from their owners; others argue that khoris oikountes was a general term for freed slaves. We show that two groups of freedmen existed in Athenian law, one bound to remain in their ex-owner's household and subject to post-manumission obligations, the other not. It is the latter group, which occupied a position vis-a-vis the state almost identical to that of metics, which is the most credible candidate for identification with Demosthenes' khoris oikountes. Included is an in-depth philological and historical analysis of the 'wills of the philosophers' in Diogenes Laertius. |
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| spelling | nottingham-455232020-05-04T20:17:08Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45523/ Khoris oikountes and the obligations of freedmen in late classical and early hellenistic Athens Lewis, David Canevaro, Mirko This article addresses the riddle of the identity of the khoris oikountes or 'dwellers apart' mentioned by Demosthenes (4.36-7) as a group subject to the navy draft. Many scholars view the term as a designation for slaves who lived separately from their owners; others argue that khoris oikountes was a general term for freed slaves. We show that two groups of freedmen existed in Athenian law, one bound to remain in their ex-owner's household and subject to post-manumission obligations, the other not. It is the latter group, which occupied a position vis-a-vis the state almost identical to that of metics, which is the most credible candidate for identification with Demosthenes' khoris oikountes. Included is an in-depth philological and historical analysis of the 'wills of the philosophers' in Diogenes Laertius. Luciano Editore 2014 Article PeerReviewed Lewis, David and Canevaro, Mirko (2014) Khoris oikountes and the obligations of freedmen in late classical and early hellenistic Athens. Incidenza dell'antico, 12 . pp. 91-121. ISSN 1971-2995 Ancient Greece; Athens; Slavery; Manumission; Law http://www.incidenzadellantico.it/volumi/ida12.php#page=page-1 |
| spellingShingle | Ancient Greece; Athens; Slavery; Manumission; Law Lewis, David Canevaro, Mirko Khoris oikountes and the obligations of freedmen in late classical and early hellenistic Athens |
| title | Khoris oikountes and the obligations of freedmen in late classical and early hellenistic Athens |
| title_full | Khoris oikountes and the obligations of freedmen in late classical and early hellenistic Athens |
| title_fullStr | Khoris oikountes and the obligations of freedmen in late classical and early hellenistic Athens |
| title_full_unstemmed | Khoris oikountes and the obligations of freedmen in late classical and early hellenistic Athens |
| title_short | Khoris oikountes and the obligations of freedmen in late classical and early hellenistic Athens |
| title_sort | khoris oikountes and the obligations of freedmen in late classical and early hellenistic athens |
| topic | Ancient Greece; Athens; Slavery; Manumission; Law |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45523/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45523/ |