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The 15 pages that link to Polis, each with the reason it gives.

• Classical antiquityBroader topic: The polis was the basic political community of much of ancient Greece.

• Ancient GreeceBroader topic: The polis was the main political unit of ancient Greek life.

• Archaic GreeceBroader topic: The polis became the period’s defining political community.

• Greek templeNarrower topic: A city’s temple expressed civic identity as well as devotion to its patron deity.

• HopliteRelated: Hoplites commonly fought for the city-state whose citizens supplied and organized its army.

• Classical GreeceNarrower topic: The polis was the principal political community of classical Greek life.

• AntigoneRelated: Creon treats the city’s security as grounds for controlling burial and public loyalty.

• Greek city-stateNarrower topic: The Greek city-state is the most familiar historical form of the polis.

• City-stateBroader topic: The polis is a prominent historical form of the city-state, combining civic identity and territorial rule.

• Hellenism (ancient Greek culture)Related: The polis shaped civic identity and institutions that Greek settlers carried abroad.

• Politics (Aristotle)Narrower topic: The polis is the political community Aristotle analyzes and treats as the setting for human flourishing.

• Hippodamus of MiletusNarrower topic: His plans served the civic organization of Greek city-states.

• Sophistic movementNarrower topic: The civic life of the polis created demand for speaking in assemblies and courts.

• Greek hero cultRelated: A city could honor a hero as a source of shared identity and protection.

• History of GreeceBroader topic: The polis became the basic unit of political life in much of ancient Greece.