The Laws of Ancient Crete, c.650-400 BCE

Michael Gagarin (Professor Emeritus of Classics, Professor Emeritus of Classics, University of Texas at Austin),Paula Perlman (Professor of Classics, Professor of Classics, University of Texas at Austin)

The Laws of Ancient Crete, c.650-400 BCE
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Country
United Kingdom
Published
29 January 2015
Pages
592
ISBN
9780199204823

The Laws of Ancient Crete, c.650-400 BCE

Michael Gagarin (Professor Emeritus of Classics, Professor Emeritus of Classics, University of Texas at Austin),Paula Perlman (Professor of Classics, Professor of Classics, University of Texas at Austin)

This volume presents the Greek text of approximately 200 stone inscriptions, which detail the laws of ancient Crete in the archaic and classical periods, c.650-400 BCE. The texts of the inscriptions, many of which are fragmentary and relatively unknown, are accompanied by an English translation and also two commentaries; one focused on epigraphical and linguistic issues, and the other, requiring no knowledge of Greek, focused on legal and historical issues.The texts are preceded by a substantial introduction, which surveys the geography, history, writing habits, social and political structure, economy, religion, and law of Crete in this period.

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