polis
ancient Greek social and political organisation
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Summary
polis is an administrative territorial entity type[1]. polis ranks in the top 9% of administrative_territorial_entity_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,056 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- polis's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity type[3].
- polis is a type of city-state[4].
- polis is a type of ancient city[5].
- polis comprises asty[6].
- polis comprises Khôra[7].
- polis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Polis (city)[8].
- polis's described by source is recorded as Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis[9].
- polis's partially coincident with is recorded as city-state[10].
- polis's different from is recorded as Greek colony[11].
- polis's different from is recorded as apoikia[12].
- polis's different from is recorded as emporium[13].
- polis's culture is recorded as Ancient Greece[14].
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Definition and Type
polis's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity type[3]. Recorded subclass of include city-state[4] and ancient city[5].
Use and Application
Components include asty[6] and Khôra[7], a territory[15].
Why It Matters
polis ranks in the top 9% of administrative_territorial_entity_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,056 views/month).[2] polis has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] polis is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]