Appeasing the Civil Wars in the Graeco-Roman World

Abstract

The article provides an introduction to a series of scholarly papers analyzing the phenomenon of civil wars in the Graeco-Roman world. Within it, the author discusses the specific nature of ancient concepts, such as the Greek stasis and the Roman bellum civile, highlighting their profound and lasting impact on modern political thought. The text also introduces articles by other researchers in this volume, who examine specific methods of managing internal crises and the ways in which these conflicts were appeased in antiquity.