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  • Law and Justice in the Courts of Classical Athensby Adriaan Lanni

    Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 23.00

    Adriaan Lanni draws on contemporary legal thinking to present a new model of the legal system of classical Athens. She analyzes the Athenians' preference in most cases for ad hoc, discretionary decision-making, as opposed to what moderns would call the rule of law. more...

  • Trials from Classical Athensby Christopher Carey

    Taylor and Francis 1997; US$ 46.95

    Trials from Classical Athens presents a selection of key forensic speeches with new translations and lucid explanatory notes, detailing the strengths and weaknesses of the arguments and a discussion of the legal issues raised. Carey offers a diverse repertory of legal case studies which deal with different aspects of Athenian law. The volume provides... more...

  • Early Greek Lawby Michael Gagarin

    University of California Press 1989; US$ 12.95

    Drawing on the evidence of anthropology as well as ancient literature and inscriptions, Gagarin examines the emergence of law in Greece from the 8th through the 6th centuries B.C., that is, from the oral culture of Homer and Hesiod to the written enactment of codes of law in most major cities. more...

  • Democracy and the Rule of Law in Classical Athensby Edward M. Harris

    Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 97.00

    This brings together essays on Athenian law by Edward Harris, who challenges much of the recent scholarship on this topic. Presenting a balanced analysis of the legal system in ancient Athens, Harris stresses the importance of substantive issues and their contribution to our understanding of different types of legal procedures. more...

  • Inscribed Athenian Laws and Decrees 352/1-322/1 BCby Stephen D. Lambert

    BRILL 2012; US$ 148.00

    This collection of eighteen papers makes wide-ranging original contributions to the study of the inscribed laws and decrees of the city of Athens, 352/1-322/1 BC, laying the groundwork for the author?s new edition of these inscriptions, IG IIł 1, 2. more...

  • Oath and State in Ancient Greeceby Andrew J. Bayliss; Alan H. Sommerstein

    De Gruyter 2012; US$ 112.00

    The oath was an institution of fundamental importance across a wide range of social interactions throughout the ancient Greek world, making a crucial contribution to social stability and harmony; yet there has been no comprehensive, dedicated scholarly study of the subject for over a century. This volume of a two-volume study explores how oaths functioned... more...

  • Trials from Classical Athensby Christopher Carey

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 39.95

    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... more...

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