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Rhetoric and the Law of Draco

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
1998
ISBN
9780198150862, 0198150865
LCC
KL4388.M87 C37 1998
Open Library ID
OL698383M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3108250 bytes)
Pages
770\770
Topic
Jurisprudence Law
Time added
2010-08-30 15:18:36

Description

Trials for murder and manslaughter in ancient Athens are preserved in an outstandingly full and revealing record. Carawan offers a systematic treatment of Athenian homicide trials, outlining the historical development of the law, from Draco to Demosthenes, and analyzing the surviving speeches written for such proceedings.

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