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The Litigious Athenian
Matthew R. Christ
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Description for The Litigious Athenian
Determining that the term sykophant was applied rhetorically rather than, as some have believed, to describe a specific subclass, Christ shows how the public debates over legal chicanery helped define the limits of ethical behavior under the law and in public life. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
The democratic revolution that swept Classical Athens transformed the role of law in Athenian society. The legal process and the popular courts took on new and expanded roles in civic life. Although these changes occurred with the consent of the "people" (demos), Athenians were ambivalent about the spread of legal culture. In particular, they were aware that unscrupulous individuals might manipulate the laws and the legal process to serve their own purposes. Indeed, throughout the Classical Period, when Athenians gathered in public and private settings, they regularly discussed, debated, and complained about legal chicanery, or sukophantia. In ... Read more
The democratic revolution that swept Classical Athens transformed the role of law in Athenian society. The legal process and the popular courts took on new and expanded roles in civic life. Although these changes occurred with the consent of the "people" (demos), Athenians were ambivalent about the spread of legal culture. In particular, they were aware that unscrupulous individuals might manipulate the laws and the legal process to serve their own purposes. Indeed, throughout the Classical Period, when Athenians gathered in public and private settings, they regularly discussed, debated, and complained about legal chicanery, or sukophantia. In ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Series
Ancient Society and History
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801858635
SKU
V9780801858635
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About Matthew R. Christ
Matthew R. Christ is associate professor in the Department of Classical Studies at Indiana University in Bloomington.
Reviews for The Litigious Athenian
[An] excellent and well-written book.
W. Jeffrey Tatum American Historical Review
W. Jeffrey Tatum American Historical Review