Women, Crime and Punishment in Ancient Law and Society: Volume 2: Ancient Greece

by: Meier Tetlow, E.

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 Crime and punishment, criminal law and its administration, are areas of ancient history that have been explored less than many other aspects of ancient civilizations. Throughout history women have been affected by crime both as victims and as offenders. In the ancient world, customary laws were created by men, formal laws were written by men, and both were interpreted and enforced by men. This two-volume work explores the role of gender in the formation and administration of ancient law and examines the many gender categories and relationships established in ancient law, including legal personhood, access to courts, citizenship, political office, religious office, professions, marriage, inheritance, and property ownership. Thus it focuses on women and crime within the context of women in the society. The ancient period of Greek history, to which this volume is devoted, began in late Bronze Age in the second millennium and lasted almost to the end of the first century BCE, when the last remnant of the Hellenistic empire created by Alexander the Great was conquered by the Romans. Extant texts of law of actual laws are few and often found embedded in other sources, such as the works of orators and historians. Greek literature, from the epics of Homer to the classical dramas, provides a valuable source of information. However, since literary sources are fictional portrayals and often reflect the times and biases of the authors, other more concrete evidence from archaeology has been used throughout the volume to confirm and contextualize the literary evidence about women, crime, and punishment in ancient Greece. The volume is divided into three parts: (I) Mykenean and Archaic Greece, (II) Classical Greece, and (III the Hellenistic Period. The book includes illustrations, maps, lists of Hellenistic dynasties, and Indices of Persons, Place and Subjects.

Contents:
Preface ix
General Introduction xi
Introduction to Ancient Greek Law and Society 1 (4)
Part I: Mykenean and Archaic Greece
5 (54)
Homer
6 (22)
Hesiod
28 (5)
Sappho
33 (1)
Formal Laws and Lawgivers
34 (20)
The Laws of Gortyn
35 (5)
Zaleukos of Lokri
40 (1)
Kharondas of Katana
41 (1)
Lykourgos of Sparta
42 (4)
Drakon of Athens
46 (2)
Solon of Athens
48 (5)
Summary: Seventh- and Sixth-Century Laws and Lawgivers
53 (1)
Conclusion: Women, Crime, and Punishment in the Mykenean and Archaic Periods
54 (2)
Illustrations: Mykenean and Archaic Periods
56 (3)
Part II: Classical Greece
59 (106)
Orators, Historians, Art and Archaeology
60 (43)
Drama
103 (42)
Tragedy
103 (37)
Comedy
140 (5)
The Philosophical Ideal
145 (13)
Plato
145 (10)
Aristotle
155 (3)
Conclusion: Women, Crime, and Punishment in the Classical Period
158 (3)
Illustrations: Classical Period
161 (4)
Part III: The Hellenistic Period
165 (69)
Macedonia, Alexander the Great, and the Empire
166 (12)
Women in Macedonia before Alexander
166 (3)
Women during the Reign of Alexander III (336-323)
169 (3)
Women during the Succession Struggle after the - Death of Alexander
172 (2)
Women, Crime, and Punishment in the Time of Alexander
174 (4)
The Hellenistic Kingdoms
178 (51)
The Hellenistic Kingdom of Macedonia and Greece (306-168)
179 (16)
The Hellenistic Kingdom of Syria and Asia (305-64)
195 (13)
The Hellenistic Kingdom of Egypt (305-30)
208 (21)
Conclusion: Women, Crime, and Punishment in the Hellenistic Period
229 (2)
Illustrations: Hellenistic Period
231 (3)
Conclusion: Women, Crime, and Punishment in Ancient Greek Law and Society 234 (5)
Appendix: Hellenistic Dynasties 239 (12)
Notes 251 (70)
Maps 321 (2)
Bibliography 323 (12)
Index of Persons 335 (7)
Index of Places 342 (3)
Index of Subjects 345 (8)
Illustration Credits 353

Subjects:
Civilisation ancienne
Civilization, Ancient
Droit ancien
Femmes Grèce Conditions sociales
Femmes Grèce Histoire
Greece
History
Law
Law Middle East History
Law, Ancient
Middle East
Women
Women Greece History
Women Greece Social conditions
Women Middle East History
Women Middle East Social conditions
Women Social conditions

xiv, 353 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Women, Crime and Punishment in Ancient Law and Society: Volume 2: Ancient Greece

by: Meier Tetlow, E.

• ISBN-13: 9780826416292 / 978-0-8264-1629-2
• ISBN-03: 0826416292 / 0-8264-1629-2
• Continuum, New York, 2005

Price: 39,00 EURO

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