Early Greek Law
- ISBN-10
- 052090916X
- ISBN-13
- 9780520909168
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 180
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1989-04-27
- Publisher
- Univ of California Press
- Author
- Michael Gagarin
Description
Drawing on the evidence of anthropology as well as ancient literature and inscriptions, Gagarin examines the emergence of law in Greece from the 8th through the 6th centuries B.C., that is, from the oral culture of Homer and Hesiod to the written enactment of codes of law in most major cities.
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