The Cambridge companion to ancient Greek law

The Cambridge companion to ancient Greek law / edited by Michael Gagarin, David Cohen.

This Companion volume provides a comprehensive overview of the major themes and topics pertinent to ancient Greek law. A substantial introduction establishes the recent historiography on this topic and its development over the last 30 years. Many of the 22 essays, written by an international team of...

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Other Authors: Gagarin, Michael (Editor), Cohen, David (David J.) (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Series:Cambridge companions to the ancient world.
Subjects:
Law, Greek.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / David Cohen
  • PART 1: LAW IN GREECE
  • The unity of Greek law / Michael Gagarin
  • Writing, law, and written law / Rosalind Thomas
  • Law and religion / Robert Parker
  • Early Greek law / Michael Gagarin
  • PART 2: LAW IN ATHENS I: PROCEDURE
  • Law and oratory at Athens / S.C. Todd
  • Relevance in Athenian courts / Adriaan Lanni
  • Differentiated rhetorical strategies in the Athenian courts / Lene Rubinstein
  • The role of the witness in Athenian law / Gerhard Thür
  • Theories of punishment / David Cohen
  • The rhetoric of law in fourth-century athens / Harvey Yunis
  • PART 3: LAW IN ATHENS II: SUBSTANTIVE LAW
  • Crime, punishment, and the rule of law in classical Athens / David Cohen
  • Gender, sexuality, and law / Eva Cantarella
  • Family and property law / Alberto Maffi
  • Athenian citizenship law / Cynthia Patterson
  • Commercial law / Edward E. Cohen
  • PART 4: LAW OUTSIDE ATHENS
  • The Gortyn laws / John Davies
  • Greek law in foreign surroundings: continuity and development / Hans-Albert Rupprecht
  • Greek law in the Hellenistic Perios: family and marriage / Joseph Mélèze Modrzejewski
  • PART 5: OTHER APPROACHES TO GREEK LAW
  • Law, attic comedy, and the regulation of comic speech / Robert W. Wallace
  • Greek tragedy and law / Danielle Allen
  • Law and political theory / Josiah Ober
  • Law and nature in Greek thought / A.A. Long.

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