1. Introduction – Angela Ganter; I. Alliances Reflected: Concepts and Historiography;
2. Enduring and Shaping Crises: Fragile Alliance Constellations in the Archaic and Early Classical Era – Angela Ganter;
3. Thucydides and the Relationship between Sparta and Athens in the Early Years of the Pentecontaetia – Massimo Nafissi;
4. Friends as Foes in the Delian League: Thucydides on an Alliance in Crisis – Katarina Nebelin;
5. From Crisis to Creativity: The Productive Instability of Alliances in Polybius – Felix K. Maier; II. Best Practice: Rituals and Media;
6. Fighting for the Tripod? Crisis and Co-operation in the Delphic Amphikytony – Emma Aston;
7. Breaking Boundaries and Preserving Alliances. Oaths and Kinship Ties as Crisis Management Tools in Interstate Relations in the Sixths and Fifth Centuries BC: Case Studies – Daniela Bonanno;
8. Oaths of Alliance: Material Manifestations and Epichoric Encodings – Hans Beck;
9. Commemoration to Overcome Crises? References to the Past in Interstate Relations of Classical Times – Maria Osmers; III. Border Management: Facing Conflicts within and in between Alliances;
10. Allied Enemies: On Conflict Persistence in Greek Poleis – Oliver Grote;
11. Against All Odds. The Long Theban Hegemony and Its Resilience – Salvatore Tufano;
12. Crisis as Opportunity. Intra-federal Disputes between Religion, Politics and Economy – Elena Franchi;
13. Aitolian Resilience in the Lamian War and Its Propagandistic Afterlife: An Invitation to Join the League – Sebastian Scharff;
14. Diadochi and Epigoni Facing Crisis. Federalism as an ‘Art of Government’ and (Border)land Control in the Early Hellenistic Aegean – Claudio Biagetti; IV. Alliances Compared: Transepochal Perspectives;
15. Comparing Alliances under Pressure: An Experimental Approach in Comparative History – Marian Nebelin;
16. Conclusions: Alliances and Resilience across Borders – Elena Franchi.