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The Cult of the oikist in Hellenistic Age

Publication date: 06.08.2025

ELECTRUM, 2025, Volume 32, pp. 169-176

https://doi.org/10.4467/20800909EL.25.012.21402

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Luigi Gallo
The University of Naples “L’Orientale”
, Italy
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0672-5689 Orcid
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The Cult of the oikist in Hellenistic Age

Abstract

In the Hellenistic age, when an intense colonisation process developed in which the rulers themselves played a fundamental role, the cult of the oikist still appears to be a vital and deeply rooted practice. This contribution examines some of the known cases (mostly relating to foundations of Alexander’s diadochoi), in order to verify the role played by the sovereigns and poleis respectively in the establishment and survival of the cults in question.

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Information: ELECTRUM, 2025, Volume 32, pp. 169-176

Article type: Original scientific article

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0672-5689

Luigi Gallo
The University of Naples “L’Orientale”
, Italy
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0672-5689 Orcid
All publications →

The University of Naples “L’Orientale”
Italy

Published at: 06.08.2025

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