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The Law of Ancient Athens
David D. PhillipsThe Law of Ancient Athens contains the principal literary and epigraphical sources, in English, for Athenian law in the Archaic and Classical periods, from the first known historical trial (late seventh century) to the fall of the democracy in 322 BCE.
This accessible and important volume is designed for teachers, students, and general readers interested in the ancient Greek world, the history of law, and the history of democracy, an Athenian invention during this period. Offering a comprehensive treatment of Athenian law, it assumes no prior knowledge of the subject and is organized in user-friendly fashion, progressing from the person to the family to property and obligations to the gods and to the state. David D. Phillips has translated all sources into English, and he has added significant introductory and explanatory material.
Topics covered in the book include homicide and wounding; theft; marriage, children, and inheritance; citizenship; contracts and commerce; impiety; treason and other offenses against the state; and sexual offenses including rape and prostitution. The volume's unique feature is its presentation of the actual primary sources for Athenian laws, with many key or disputed terms rendered in transliterated Greek. The translated sources, together with the topical introductions, notes, and references, will facilitate both research in the field and the teaching of increasingly popular courses on Athenian law and law in the ancient world.
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Cover
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Title
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Copyright
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Preface
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Contents
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Introduction
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§1. Archaic and Classical Athens: A Short History
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§2. Athens in the Age of the Orators: Sources, Institutions, and Procedures
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Chapter 1. Homicide
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Chapter 2. Wounding, Battery, and Hubris
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§2.1. Trauma ek Pronoias (Intentional Wounding)
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§2.2. Aikeia (Battery) and Hubris
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Chapter 3. Sexual Offenses
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§3.1. Moicheia (Seduction) and Rape
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§3.2. Pandering and Prostitution
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Chapter 4. Defamation
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Chapter 5. Marriage and Dowry
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§5.1. Formation of Marriage
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§5.1.1. Engyê (Pledge) and Ekdosis (Delivery)
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§5.1.2. Husband as Kyrios of Wife
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§5.1.3. Bars to Marriage
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§5.2. Termination of Marriage
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§5.2.1. Death of Spouse
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§5.2.2. Divorce
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§5.3. Proix (Dowry)
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§5.3.1. Payment and Contents
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§5.3.2. Valuation and Security
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§5.3.3. Maintenance (Sitos), Restitution, and Transfer
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Chapter 6. Children and Citizenship
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§6.1. Legitimacy and Citizenship
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§6.2. Adoption
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§6.3. Guardianship
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§6.4. Kakôsis (Maltreatment)
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§6.4.1. Kakôsis Goneôn (Maltreatment of Parents)
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§6.4.2. Kakôsis Orphanôn (Maltreatment of Orphans)
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§6.4.3. Kakôsis Epiklêrou (Maltreatment of an Epiklêros)
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Chapter 7. Estates and Epiklêroi
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§7.1. Contents of Estate
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§7.1.1. Assets
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§7.1.2. Liability for Debts
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§7.1.3. Obligations toward Decedent
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§7.2. Intestate Succession
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§7.2.1. Legitimate Sons and Their Descendants
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§7.2.2. Epiklêroi and Their Descendants
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§7.2.3. Collateral Relatives
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§7.2.4. Nothoi (Illegitimate Children)
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§7.2.5. Non-citizens
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§7.3. Succession by Will
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§7.3.1. Testamentary Adoption and Epiklêroi
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§7.3.2. Testamentary Capacity
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§7.3.3. Conditional Wills
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§7.3.4. Forms of Will
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§7.3.5. Modification and Revocation of Will
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§7.4. Asserting a Claim
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§7.4.1. Direct Claim (Embateusis, Entry)
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§7.4.2. Dikê exoulês (For Ejectment)
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§7.4.3. Claim for Adjudication (Lêxis)
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§7.4.4. Epidikasia/Diadikasia (Adjudication) and Diamartyria (Declaration on Oath)
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§7.4.5. Episkêpsis and Dikê pseudomartyriôn
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§7.4.6. New Diadikasia
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Chapter 8. Damage
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Chapter 9. Theft
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Chapter 10. Contracts and Commerce
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§10.1. Contracts in General
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§10.2. Sale
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§10.3. Loan
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§10.4. Prasis epi Lysei (Sale on Condition of Release)
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§10.5. Imports, Exports, Maritime Loans, and the Dikai Emporikai (Mercantile Lawsuits)
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Chapter 11. Impiety
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§11.1. Sacred Olive Trees
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§11.2. Probolê (Presentation)
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§11.3. The Scandals of the Herms and the Mysteries (415) and the Trial of Andocides (400 or 399)
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§11.4. The Trial of Socrates (399)
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§11.5. Other Cases
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Chapter 12. Treason, Subversion, Bribery, and Apatê tou Dêmou (Deceiving the People)
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Bibliography
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Index Locorum
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General Index
- 978-0-472-11887-8 (hardcover)
- 978-0-472-02926-6 (ebook)
- 978-0-472-03591-5 (paper)