Early Greece: Making War and Trying for Peace

Question 1

What is a proxenos in ancient Greece?

Answer 1

The proxenos would be a citizen of polis A who was friendly with polis B and could represent the interest of polis B to his home citizens in polis A.

Question 2

What does the term koinē eirēnē mean?

Answer 2

koinē eirēnē means a “common peace”