Isotely
Isotely ( Greek : isotéleia = equality of duties), in Greek antiquity meant the civil equality of a stranger with the actual citizen.
It was agreed in intergovernmental agreements. This was usually a special favor granted by more respected states.
In the Hellenistic period in particular , epigamy (the right to marry) and enctesis (the right to purchase land in the country) were among the most important contractual provisions in such agreements. An example of such a treaty is the border, isopolitical and alliance treaty between the Aitolian and Akarnanian federations in 263/62 BC. Chr.
In the Middle Ages , the term isotely was used to designate a privilege, whereby the patrons ( backers ) were treated as equal to the citizens in terms of services to the state and were also allowed to acquire real estate without thereby entering into the rights of citizenship .
literature
- Wilfried Gawantka: Isopolitics. A contribution to the history of international relations in ancient Greece (= Vestigia. 22). Beck, Munich 1975, ISBN 3-406-04792-0 (At the same time: Frankfurt am Main, University, dissertation 1972, under the title: Interstate Isopolitical Agreements. ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Georg Friedrich Schömann : Greek antiquities. Volume 1: The State. Weidmann, Berlin 1855, p. 356 .
- ^ Wilhelm Wachsmuth : Hellenic antiquity from the point of view of the state. Volume 1. 2., revised and enlarged edition. Schwetschke and Son, Halle 1846, p. 170 .
- ↑ online lexicon Sphinx search ( Memento of the original dated December 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ contract text
