Laws of Ancient Crete, C.650-400 Bce

This volume presents the Greek text of approximately 200 stone inscriptions, which detail the laws of ancient Crete in the archaic and classical periods, c.650-400 BCE.

Table des matières

• Preface


• Acknowledgements


• List of Figures


• Abbreviations


• Note on Chronology


• Introduction


• Archaic and Classical Crete: Unity or Diversity?


• Setting the Stage


• The Inscriptions


• Government


• Persons


• Social Institutions


• Economy


• Inter-Polis Relations


• Religion


• Law


• Catalogue of Texts


• Axos


• Datala


• Dreros


• Eleutherna


• Eltynia


• Gortyn


• Knossos


• Lyktos


• Phaistos


• Prinias


• Location of Inscriptions


• Bibliography


• Index of Greek Words


• Index Locorum


• Subject Index

A propos de l'auteur

Michael Gagarin is Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin.

Paula Perlman is Professor of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin.

Résumé

This volume presents the Greek text of approximately 200 stone inscriptions, which detail the laws of ancient Crete in the archaic and classical periods, c.650-400 BCE.

Texte suppl.

Recognizing that some of their conclusions are challengeable, the authors are careful to point out that they have aimed not at presenting a definitive account of the laws of Crete, but rather at providing a foundation for others to build on. Lawyers and law students especially, will certainly appreciate the almost unique perspective offered by this book on the influence of ancient Cretan culture on the development of Western concepts of law.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Michael Gagarin, Michael (Professor Emeritus of Classics Gagarin, Gagarin Michael, Paula Perlman, Paula (Professor of Classics Perlman, Perlman Paula
• Edition: Oxford University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9780198832515
• ISBN: 978-0-19-883251-5
• Pages: 592
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Antiquité; HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Alphabets & Writing Systems, Crete, Social and cultural history, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Palaeography (History Of Writing), BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, Palaeography