Bridging the Gulf. Naupaktos ‘Cross-Borderised’
Abstract
This article retraces Naupaktos’ history from the Archaic to the Roman periods, challenging the traditional view that its historical significance was solely a product of its strategic geographic location at the entrance of the Corinthian Gulf (which was, moreover, constrained by political factors rendering alternative options preferable), and shifting the focus to its border position between different political communities (poleis and koina) and to the agency that transformed this border position into an advantage (‘cross-borderisation’).
open access | peer reviewed
Submitted: Oct. 13, 2025 | Language: en
Keywords Federalism • Aitolians • Federal states • Koina • Military alliances • Messenians • Borders • Athenians • Achaians • Lokrians
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