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grbs-1031	Zuiderhoek, Arjan	On the Political Sociology of the Imperial Greek City	2008	29	.pdf	application/pdf	11605	373	48	In numerous instances, we find civic assemblies deeply involved in negotiat- ing the details of benefactions and liturgies promised by elite individuals, and passing formal decrees to confirm the agree- ments reached.8 I argue in this paper that the evidence for Greek civic politics in the Roman Empire presents a complex and at times contra- dictory picture, with the sources pointing to a strong element of oligarchy as well as to a continuing tradition of popular politics, against a background of a growing social and political hierar- chisation.	cache/grbs-1031.pdf	txt/grbs-1031.txt