poleis
Britishnoun
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Despite having no initial interest in establishing direct control in Greece, the Romans found that rival Greek poleis clamored for Roman help in their conflicts, and Roman influence in the region grew.
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The poleis also invented institutions that united the cities culturally, despite their political independence, the most important of which was the Panhellenic games.
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Greek colonies far from Greece were as important as the older poleis in Greece itself, since they created a common Greek civilization across the entire Mediterranean world.
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While the practice was outlawed in Athens by Solon, most poleis still allowed the enslavement of their own people who were unable to pay debts.
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The Hellenic municipalities were developments from the poleis, or city-states, which existed prior to the Roman conquest in Greece and the Hellenized areas of Asia and Africa.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
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