San Jose State University SJSU ScholarWorks Master's Theses Master's Theses and Graduate Research Spring 2015 Asylia and Peer Polity Interaction in the Hellenistic Period Kathleen Ann Kirsch San Jose State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/etd_theses Recommended Citation Kirsch, Kathleen Ann, "Asylia and Peer Polity Interaction in the Hellenistic Period" (2015). Master's Theses. 4548. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31979/etd.csq9-k6vj https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/etd_theses/4548 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Master's Theses and Graduate Research at SJSU ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Master's Theses by an authorized administrator of SJSU ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. ASYLIA AND PEER POLITY INTERACTION IN THE HELLENISTIC PERIOD A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of the Department of History San José State University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts by Kathleen A. Kirsch May 2015 © 2015 Kathleen A. Kirsch ALL RIGHTS RESERVED The Designated Thesis Committee Approves the Thesis Titled ASYLIA AND PEER POLITY INTERACTION IN THE HELLENISTIC PERIOD by Kathleen A. Kirsch APPROVED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY SAN JOSÉ STATE UNIVERSITY May 2015 Dr. Jonathan P. Roth Department of History Dr. John W. Bernhardt Department of History Dr. Ronald Marchese Professor Emeritus-University of Minnesota- History/Classics ABSTRACT ASYLIA AND PEER POLITY INTERACTION IN THE HELLENISTIC PERIOD by Kathleen A. Kirsch This thesis proposes that the Peer Polity Interaction Theory can explain the spread of the civic title of territorial asylia (inviolability) in the Hellenistic period.