Trials from Classical AthensRoutledge, 12 mar 2012 - 304 páginas The ancient Athenian legal system is both excitingly familiar and disturbingly alien to the modern reader. It functions within a democracy which shares many of our core values but operates in a disconcertingly different way. Trials from Classical Athens assembles a number of surviving speeches written for trials in Athenian courts, dealing with themes which range from murder and assault, through slander and sexual misconduct to property and trade disputes and minor actions for damage. The texts illuminate key aspects both of Athenian social and political life and the functioning of the Athenian legal system. This new and revised volume adds to the existing selection of key forensic speeches with three new translations accompanied by lucid explanatory notes. The introduction is augmented with a section on Athenian democracy to make the book more accessible to those unfamiliar with the Athenian political system. To aid accessibility further a new glossary is included as well as illustrations for the first time. Providing a unique and guided introduction to the Athenian legal system and explaining how the system reveals the values and social life of Classical Athens, Trials from Classical Athens remains a fundamental resource for students of Ancient Greek history and anyone interested in the law, social history and oratory of the Ancient Greek world. |
Índice
Isaios 4 On The Estate Of Nikostratos | |
Demosthenes 55 Reply To Kallikles On Damage To A Farm | |
Hypereides 3 Against Athenogenes | |
Demosthenes 35 Reply To Lakritos Special Plea | |
Demosthenes 37 Against Pantainetos | |
Aischines 1 Against Timarchos | |
Demosthenes 59 Against Neaira | |
Demosthenes 57 Reply To Euboulides | |
Antiphon 5 On The Killing Of Herodes | |
Antiphon 6 On The Chorister | |
Lysias 3 Reply To Simon A Defence | |
Demosthenes 54 Against Konon For Battery | |
Isokrates 20 Against Lochites | |
Lysias 32 Against Diogeiton | |
Isaios 3 On The Estate Of Pyrrhos | |
Lysias 7 Defence On The Olive Stump | |
Lysias 10 Against Theomnestos | |
Demosthenes 39 Against Boiotos On The Matter Of The Name | |
Athenian currency | |
The Athenian calendar | |