Nomos: Essays in Athenian Law, Politics and Society

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Nomos: Essays in Athenian Law, Politics and Society
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Paul Cartledge
Edited by Paul Millett
Edited by Stephen Todd
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:260
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 154
Category/GenreWorld history
World history - BCE to c 500 CE
World history - c 500 to C 1500
World history - c 1500 to c 1750
World history - c 1750 to c 1900
World history - from c 1900 to now
ISBN/Barcode 9780521522090
ClassificationsDewey:349.385
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 2 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 13 November 2003
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The relationship between law, politics and society in democratic Athens is a central but neglected aspect of ancient Greek history that is beginning to attract increasing interest. Nomos brings together ten essays by a group of British and American scholars who aim to explore ways in which Athenian legal texts can be read in their social and cultural context. The focus is on classical Athens, since that is where the evidence is fullest, but the range of sources examined is broad, including the whole spectrum of literary and epigraphical texts, with special reference to the corpus of Athenian forensic oratory. All passages from Greek are translated; technical and legal terms, modern as well as ancient, are explained in a comprehensive glossary. These essays are designed to be accessible to those interested in social history and legal anthropology, as well as to historians of the ancient world.