The law and the courts in ancient Greece
"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 important synthesis of current scholarship on law and its implementation in Ancient Greece 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 in this volume to interest not only specialists in Greek law, but also those concerned more generally with both Greek history and the history of law."--book jacket
Print Book, English, 2004
Duckworth, London, 2004