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The Law and the Courts in Ancient Greece - Lanni, Adriaan, and Chaniotis, Angelos, and Harris, Edward (Editor)
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How successful were the Athenians and other Greeks in bringing about the rule of law? What did the Greeks recognise as 'law' both in the 'polis' and internationally? How did the courts attempt to implement this ideal, and how successful were they? This collection of essays sets out to answer these questions, concentrating on the following themes: law, religion and the sources of legitimacy; substance and procedure; legal arguments in court; documents and witnesses; and law in an international context. There is much here to ...

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The Law and the Courts in Ancient Greece 2004, Bristol Classical Press, New York

ISBN-13: 9780715631171

Hardcover