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[An] excellent and well-written book.
Matthew Christ has taken a popular generalization about Classical Athenian society, namely that Athenians were litigious, and constructed a context for it. He tries to see what litigation really meant to the people involved—and he has done it well. His book is an original and substantial contribution to the field.
Book Details
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction: Litigiousness, Ancient and Modern
Chapter 1. Litigation in Democratic Athens
Chapter 2. The Invention of Sykophancy: Idea and Ideology
Chapter 3. Litigation and
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction: Litigiousness, Ancient and Modern
Chapter 1. Litigation in Democratic Athens
Chapter 2. The Invention of Sykophancy: Idea and Ideology
Chapter 3. Litigation and Class Conflict
Chapter 4. Public Suits and Volunteer Prosecutors
Chapter 5. Private Quarrels and Public Disputes: Quarrelsomeness and Community Ideals
Chapter 6. Beyond the Letter of the Law
Conclusions
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index of Ancient Citations
General Index