Book Description

Eirenarches brings together twenty-five essays honoring Kostas Buraselis, professor emeritus at the University of Athens, member of the Academy of Athens and distinguished scholar of Hellenistic and Roman history. Reflecting the breadth of his intellectual legacy, the contributions span the political, institutional, and social history of the ancient Greek and Roman world, from Classical Athens to Late Antiquity, and explore themes such as the politics and diplomacy of Hellenistic kingdoms, federal institutions and civic life, law and administrative practices, ruler cult and identity construction, and the agonistic culture of the Greek world.

Contributors both examine broad historical questions and publish here for the first time primary sources (inscriptions and papyri), offering fresh perspectives on the specific topics they tackle. The essays are preceded by personal reflections on academic friendship and Buraselis’ transformative impact on the study of ancient history at the University of Athens and beyond.