Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History |
Editors | Rachel Zelnick-Abramovitz, Roger S Bagnall, Sabine R Huebner, Craige B Champion, Kai Brodersen |
Place of Publication | Hoboken, NJ, USA |
Publisher | Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc |
Number of pages | 1 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781444338386 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781405179355 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2012 |
Abstract
The prostates is a person who “stands before” or “in front,” but the word's semantic array is wider: it can mean protector, guardian, leader (political or military), and supervisor. In these functions, the prostates could act for a whole community, polis , or an individual – a metic or a manumitted slave.
Keywords
- Law