By Richard Garner
Law and Society in Classical Athens, first released in 1987, lines the advance of felony inspiration and its relation to Athenian values. formerly Athens’ courts were considered as chaotic, remoted from the remainder of society or even strange. the significance of rhetoric and the mischief made via Aristophanes have devalued the felony method within the eyes of contemporary students, while the research of felony codes and perform has appeared dauntingly advanced.
Professor Garner goals to situate the Athenian criminal procedure in the normal context of summary suggestion on justice and of the democratic politics of the 5th century. His paintings is a necessary resource of data on all facets of Athenian legislation and its relation to tradition.
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