Ancient Greek Laws: A Sourcebook

by Arnaoutoglou,Ilias

• ISBN13: 9780415149846
• ISBN10: 0415149843
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-05-14
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

In this comprehensive sourcebook, Ilias Arnaoutoglou presents a collection of ancient Greek laws, which are situated in their legal and historical contexts and are interpreted with relevant selections from Greek literature and epigraphical testimonies. A wide area of legislative activity in major and minor Greek city-states is covered, ranging from Delphoi and Athens in mainland Greece, to Gortyn in Crete, Olbia in South Russia and Aegean cities including Ephesos, Samos and Thasos. The book is divided into three legislative areas: the household; the market-place; and the state . The author explores the significance of legislation in ancient Greece, the differences and similarities between ancient Greek legislation and legislators and their modern counterparts and also provides fresh translations of the legal documents presented.

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii	(6)
List of abbreviations	xix	(4)
Maps	xxiii
1 OIKOS	1	(34)
Inheritance
1 Athens, Law on wills {Demosthenes} xlvi (Against Stephanos II) 14 early 6th century BC	1	(2)
2 Athens, Law on intestate succession Demosthenes xliii (Against Makartatos) 51 ?6th century BC	3	(1)
3 Gortyn (Crete), Intestate succession IC iv 72 col. IV 23-col. VI 46 c.480-460 BC	3	(3)
4 Athens, Law on protection of orphans and heiresses Demosthenes xliii (Against Makartatos) 75 ?6th century BC	6	(1)
5 Athens, Law about heiresses Demosthenes xliii (Against Makartatos) 54 ?6th century BC	7	(1)
6 Gortyn (Crete), Heiress (Patroiokos) IC iv 72 col. VII 15-col. IX 21 c.480-460 BC	8	(3)
7 Gortyn (Crete), Property settlement in case of death of one of the spouses IC iv 72 col. III 17-36 c.480-460 BC	11	(1)
8 Athens, Law on challenging the award of an inheritance Demosthenes xliii (Against Makartatos) 16 ?6th century BC	12	(1)
9 Gortyn (Crete), Liability for debts of a deceased IC iv 72 col. IX 24-43 c.480-460 BC	13	(1)
10 Gortyn (Crete), Donation IC iv 72 col. X 14-24 c.480-460 BC	14	(1)
11 Gortyn (Crete), Adoption IC iv 72 col. X 34-col. XI 23 c.480-460 BC	15	(1)
Marriage -- divorce
12 Athens, Law on betrothal -- marriage {Demosthenes} xlvi (Against Stephanos II) 18 mid 5th century BC	16	(1)
13 Athens, Law prohibiting epigamia with Athenian women {Demosthenes} lix (Against Neaira) 16 end 5th century BC	17	(1)
14 Athens, Law prohibiting epigamia with Athenian male citizen {Demosthenes} lix (Against Neaira) 52 end 5th century BC	18	(1)
15 Gortyn (Crete), Property settlement in divorce IC iv 72 col. II 46-col. III 1 c.480-460 BC	19	(1)
16 Gortyn (Crete), Divorce of oikeis IC iv 72 col. III 40-4 c.480-460 BC	20	(1)
17 Gortyn (Crete), Appropriation of marital property IC iv 72 col. III 1-16 c.480-460 BC	20	(1)
18 Gortyn (Crete), Paternity and illegitimacy IC iv 72 col. III 45-col. IV 23 c.480-460 BC	21	(1)
Sexual offences
19 Athens, Law on adultery {Demosthenes} lix (Against Neaira) 87 ?5th century BC	22	(1)
20 Gortyn (Crete), Adultery IC iv 72 col. II 20-45 c.480-460 BC	23	(1)
21 Gortyn (Crete), Rape and seduction IC iv 72 col. II 2-20 c.480-460 BC	24	(1)
22 Delphoi (Central Greece), Law against maltreatment of parents RPh (1943) pp. 62-3 end 4th century BC	25	(1)
Personal status
23 Gortyn (Crete), Regulation about freedom IC iv 78 5th century BC	26	(2)
24 Gortyn (Crete), Payment of ransom IC iv 72 col. VI 46-56 c.480-460 BC	28	(1)
25 Gortyn (Crete), Law on illegal seizure IC iv 72 col. I 1-col. II 2 c.480-460 BC	29	(1)
26 Gortyn (Crete), Mixed marriages and status of offspring IC iv 72 col. VII 1-10 c.480-460 BC	30	(1)
27 Gortyn (Crete), Law about the responsibility of slaves IC iv 47 5th century BC	31	(1)
28 Gortyn (Crete), Regulation concerning liability of persons given as security for debts IC iv 41 V 5th century BC	32	(1)
29 Gortyn (Crete), Regulation about slaves IC iv 41 IV 5th century BC	32	(1)
30 Gortyn (Crete), Regulation about taking pledges? IC iv 41 VII 5th century BC	33	(1)
31 Gortyn (Crete), Law about people giving themselves as pledge IC iv 41 VI 5th century BC	33	(1)
32 Eltynia (Crete), Regulation concerning children IC i p. 91, no. 2 ?5th century BC	34	(1)
2 AGORA	35	(31)
33 Athens, Law prohibiting the digging up of olive trees Demosthenes xliii (Against Makartatos) 71 mid 4th century BC	35	(2)
Collectivities
34 Athens, Law on associations Digest xlvii 22.4 ?6th century BC	37	(1)
35 Gortyn (Crete), Liability among partners IC iv 72 col. IX 43-53 c.480-460 BC	38	(1)
Trade
36 Thasos, Law on wine trade IG xii Suppl. 347 c.425-412 BC	38	(1)
37 Delphoi (Central Greece), Law prohibiting the export of wine CID I 3 mid 5th century BC	39	(1)
38 Erythrai (Ionia -- Asia Minor), Law regulating the wool trade IErythrai 15 c.360-330 BC	40	(1)
39 Kyparissia (Peloponnese), Law on import and export duties SEG xi 1026 4th-3rd century BC	41	(1)
40 Delos (Cyclades), Law regulating the charcoal trade ID 509 end 3rd century BC	42	(2)
41 Olbia (S. Russia), Law on trading IKalchedon 16 4th century BC	44	(1)
42 Thasos, Harbour regulations IG xii Suppl. 348 3rd century BC	45	(1)
Finances
43 Delphoi (Central Greece), Law regulating the rate of interest Epigraphica III, 41 early 4th century BC	46	(2)
44 Athens, Law on loans for cargoes of grain Demosthenes xxxv (Against Lakritos) 51 mid 4th century BC	48	(1)
45 Samos, Grain law Syll(3) 976 (= Choix 34) c.260 BC	49	(3)
Leases
46 Samos, Law on leasing the shopkeepers' stalls (kapeleia) in Heraion SEG xxvii 545 c.246-221 BC	52	(2)
47 Keos (Cyclades), Leasing regulation of Poiassioi IG xii (5) 568 5th or 4th century BC	54	(1)
48 Thasos, Law on leasing public property IG xii (8) 265 end 4th century BC	55	(1)
49 Gazoros (Makedonia), Decree about the lease of public land SEG xxiv 614 (=Epigraphica I 49) AD 158/9	56	(1)
Coinage
50 Athens, Law on silver coinage SEG xxvi 72 375/4 BC	57	(2)
51 Gortyn (Crete), Law on bronze coins IC iv 62 end 3rd century BC	59	(1)
52 Delphoi (Central Greece), Decree about the use of the Athenian tetradrachm FD iii (2) 139 end 2nd century BC	60	(1)
Sale
53 Gortyn (Crete), Responsibility for the actions of slaves after sale IC iv 72 col. VII 10-15 c.480-460 BC	61	(1)
54 Gortyn (Crete), Law of a plantation IC iv 43 early 6th century BC	62	(2)
Animals
55 Gortyn (Crete), Regulations about liability from animals? IC iv 41 I 5th century BC	64	(1)
56 Gortyn (Crete), Regulation about animals IC iv 41 II 5th century BC	64	(1)
57 Gortyn (Crete), Regulation about animals IC iv 41 III 5th century BC	64	(1)
58 Knossos (Crete), Regulation about animals IC i p. 59, no.5 3rd century BC	65	(1)
3 POLIS	66	(80)
Penal regulations
59 Athens, Law on male prostitution Aischines i (Against Timarkhos) 21 ?5th century BC	66	(1)
60 Athens, Law on hybris Demosthenes xxi (Against Meidias) 47 ?6th century BC	67	(2)
61 Athens, Law on bribery Demosthenes xxi (Against Meidias) 113 ?6th century BC	69	(1)
62 Athens, Law on theft Demosthenes xxiv (Against Timokrates) 105 ?6th century BC	70	(1)
63 Athens, Law on unintentional homicide Nomima I, 02 (=IG I(3) 104) 409/8 BC	71	(3)
Constitution (Politeia)
64 Athens, Decree of Demophantos against tyranny Andocides i (On the Mysteries) 96-8 410 BC	74	(1)
65 Athens, Law against tyranny SEG xii 87 336 BC	75	(2)
66 Arkesine (Amorgos -- Cyclades), Regulation of procedural affairs after internal conflict IG xii (7) 3 end 4th century BC	77	(1)
67 Athens, Amnesty decree of Patrokleides Andocides i (On the Mysteries) 77-9 405 BC	78	(3)
68 Mytilene (Lesbos), Regulation about the return of exiles SEG xxxvi 752 (=IG xii (2) 6) ?c. 332 BC	81	(2)
69 Erythrai (Asia Minor), Law protecting democracy Nomima I, 106 (= IErythrai 2) 465-452 BC	83	(1)
70 Teos (Ionia-Asia Minor), Public imprecations Nomima I, 104 (= M-L(2)30) c.475 BC	84	(1)
71 Teos (Ionia -- Asia Minor), Measures against public enemies Nomima I, 105 c.470 BC	85	(1)
72 Thasos, Law rewarding informers M-L(2) 83 (= Choix 31) ?411-409 BC	86	(2)
73 Athens, Ratification of laws Demosthenes xxiv (Against Timokrates) 20-3 early 4th century BC	88	(1)
74 Athens, Law prohibiting the passing of conflicting laws Demosthenes xxiv (Against Timokrates) 33 early 4th century BC	89	(2)
75 Athens, Law on the validity of laws and decrees Andocides i (On the Mysteries) 87 ?403 BC	91	(1)
76 Erythrai (Ionia -- Asia Minor), Regulation against re-election in secretaryship IErythrai 1 5th - 4th century BC	91	(1)
77 Thasos, Law granting citizenship IG xii Suppl. 264: 7-16 5th - 4th century BC	92	(2)
78 Thasos, Law on the honours awarded to dead soldiers LSCG Suppl. 64 (= Nouveau Choix 19) c.350 BC	94	(2)
Procedure
79 Athens, Law on probolai Demosthenes xxi (Against Meidias) 10 ?c. 350 BC	96	(1)
80 Thasos, Law on the adjournment of legal procedures SEG xix 415 end 4th century BC	97	(1)
81 Gortyn (Crete), Regulation about pledged property IC iv 81 5th century BC	98	(1)
82 Gortyn (Crete), Regulation about pledged property IC iv 75 5th century BC	99	(1)
83 Kyme (Aiolis -- Asia Minor), Law of dikaskopoi IKyme 11 3rd century BC	100	(1)
84 Athens, Law on prosecution against draft-dodgers and those who harm their parents Demosthenes xxiv (Against Timokrates) 105 ?6th century BC	100	(1)
Cleanliness
85 Thasos, Regulation concerning public cleanliness SEG xlii 785 early 5th century BC	101	(1)
86 Paros (Cyclades), Regulation concerning cleanliness IG xii (5) 107 early 5th century BC	102	(1)
87 Athens, Regulation concerning cleanliness IG I(3) 257 c.440-430 BC	102	(1)
88 Keos (Cyclades), Regulation on cleanliness IG xii (5) 569 early 3rd century BC	103	(1)
Property and debts
89 Gortyn (Crete), Procedure resolving land border disputes IC iv 42B 5th century BC	104	(1)
90 Ephesos (Ionia -- Asia Minor), Law regulating debts IEph 8 86/5 BC	105	(2)
91 Athens, Law about public debtors Demosthenes xxiv (Against Timokrates) 39 353 BC	107	(1)
92 Zelea (Phrygia -- Asia Minor), Decree on delimiting and registering public land Syll(3) 279 (= Schwyzer 733) 334/3 BC	108	(1)
93 Halikarnassos (Caria -- Asia Minor), Law on resolving property disputes Nomima I, 19 475-450 BC	109	(1)
94 Lokris (Central Greece), Property Law Nomima I, 144 (= lG ix.1(2) 609) ?525-500 BC	110	(1)
Establishing colonies
95 Chaleion (Lokris -- Central Greece), Law about the colony in Naupaktos Nomima I, 43 (=IG ix.1(2) 718) 460-450 BC	111	(2)
96 Athens, Law on establishing a colony in Brea IG I(3) 46 c.445 BC	113	(2)
Polis institutions
97 Paros (Cyclades), Law reforming the archives SEG xxxiii 679 late 3rd or early 2nd century BC	115	(2)
98 Beroia (Makedonia), Gymnasiarchical law La loi gymnasiarchique before 167 BC	117	(6)
99 Pergamos (Aiolis -- Asia Minor), Law of astynomoi SEG xiii 521 (= OGIS 483) 2nd century AD	123	(4)
Building
100 Athens, Decree authorizing the building of a bridge IG I(3) 79 422/1 BC	127	(1)
101 Athens, Law on distances Digest x 1.13 ?6th century BC	128	(1)
Naval affairs
102 Athens, Law about triereis IG I(3) 153 440-425 BC	129	(1)
103 Athens, Naval law IG l(3) 236 410-404 BC	130	(1)
Inter-polis relations
104 Miletos (lonia -- Asia Minor), Isopoliteia agreement with Olbia Staatsvertrage III 408 c.330 BC	131	(1)
105 Stiris (Phokis -- Central Greece), Unification (sympoliteia) agreement between Stiris and Medeon Syll(3) 647 175 or 135 BC	132	(1)
106 Stymphalos (Arkadia -- Peloponnese), Bilateral judicial agreement with Sikyon-Demetrias (Korinthia -- Peloponnese) IPArk 17 303-300 BC	133	(5)
Religion and polis
107 Priene (Ionia -- Asia Minor), Law about the sale of the priesthood of Dionysos Phleos LSAM 37 2nd century BC	138	(2)
108 Samos, Regulation on sacrifices LSCG 122 3rd century BC	140	(2)
109 loulis (Keos -- Cyclades), Funerary law LSCG 97 5th century BC	142	(1)
110 Gambreion (Mysia -- Asia Minor), Law on mourning LSAM 16 3rd century BC	143	(1)
111 Thessalonike (Makedonia), Diagramma concerning the temple of Sarapis IG x (2) (1) 3 186 BC	144	(2)
Glossary	146	(10)
References	156	(5)
Index	161