Law and social status in classical Athens

by: Hunter, V. Edmondson, J.

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The subject of this collection is the articulation of law and social status in classical Athens. Its chapters, written by leading scholars from Canada, Britain, and the United States, cover a wide range of topics, among them the Athenian rationale for torture, different methods of execution, the contract and the legal context of prostitution, and metics in court. This book is unique in concentrating on the way in which the law of Athens constructed and sustained social status by enshrining privileges for the citizens and disabilities for metics and slaves. As a whole, the collection reinforces the reality of three juridically defined status groups whose social and economic roles and whose personal lives were deeply affected by their place in the prevailing hierarchy.

Notes on Contributors x
Illustrations
xi
Abbreviations xii
Introduction: Status Distinctions in Athenian Law
1 (30)
Virginia Hunter
How to Execute People in Fourth-Century Athens
31 (22)
S. C. Todd
The Athenian Rationale for Torture
53 (22)
David C. Mirhady
Religion, Imperial Politics, and the Offering of Freedom to Slaves
75 (18)
Robin Osborne
The Hospitality of Athenian Justice: The Metic in Court
93 (20)
Cynthia Patterson
`Whoring Under Contract': The Legal Context of Prostitution in Fourth-Century Athens
113 (36)
Edward E. Cohen
The Scrutiny of New Citizens at Athens
149 (26)
Bruce G. Robertson
Epilogue: Some Trends in Recent Work on Athenian Law and Society
175 (12)
Mark Golden
Index of Sources 187 (10)
General Index 197

Law and social status in classical Athens

by: Hunter, V. Edmondson, J.

• ISBN-13: 9780199240111 / 978-0-19-924011-1
• ISBN-03: 0199240116 / 0-19-924011-6
• Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2000

Price: 109,00 EURO

1 copy in stock