Rhetoric and the Law of Draco

ISBN-13: 9780198150862 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 432 str.

Edwin Carawan

Opis

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.

Recenzje

A sophisticated book written ... for scholars.