The idea of European Community in history: conference proceedings

2 v. (289 ; 236 p.) ; 24 cmThe aim of the conference was to explore the historicity of the idea of European community. It specifically focused on seeking and analysing points of convergence between peoples and states of Europe from early historical times to present day.The Proceedings are published in two volumes. The papers included are written in English, French, German and Spanish. Volume I comprises papers referring to the Byzantine era, the Middle Ages, Recent and Modern times. Subjects examined in this volume are, among others: the idea of Europe in the Middle Ages, the relations between Byzantium and West Europe during the Middle Ages, the formation of the idea of European identity in Recent times, the attempts of unifying Europe in the Inter-war period and the process of European unification in the last fifty years. Volume II focuses on political forms of a communal character in the ancient world, like symmachies, koina, ethne and poleis. The formation and the internal structure of such political forms, the relations between them and their place in the Hellenistic and Roman world are some of the subjects examined in this volume. Volume II also includes two indices, one of Greek terms and one of sources.Vol. 1 / Edited by Evangelos Chrysos, Paschalis M. Kitromilides, Constantine Svolopoulos -- Vol. 2: Aspects of connecting poleis and ethne in ancient Greece / edited by Kosta Buraselis and Kleanthis Zoumboulaki