Nomos - Essays in Athenian Law, Politics and Society

Zusammenfassung The relationship between law! politics and society in democratic Athens is a central but neglected aspect of ancient Greek history that is attracting increasing interest. These essays look at ways in which Athenian legal texts can be read in their social and cultural context. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on contributors; List of abbreviations; Preface; 1. Law, society and Athens Stephen Todd and Paul Millett; 2. The purpose of evidence in Athenian courts Stephen Todd; 3. Fowl play: a curious lawsuit in classical Athens Paul Cartledge; 4. Plato and the Athenian law of theft Trevor Saunders; 5a. Vexatious litigation in classical Athens: sykophancy and sykophant Robin Osborne; 5b. The sykophant and sykophancy: vexatious redefinitions? David Harvey; 6a. The law of hubris in Athens Nick Fisher; 6b. The Solonian law of Hubris Oswyn Murray; 7. The social context of adultery at Athens David Cohen; 8. Sale, credit and exchange in Athenian law and society Paul Millett; References; Glossary; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Cartledge, Paul Millett Cartledge
• Assisted by: Paul Cartledge (Editor), Paul Millett (Editor), Stephen Todd (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.11.2003
• EAN: 9780521522090
• ISBN: 978-0-521-52209-0
• No. of pages: 260
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Mercantile and commercial law