Author : Michael Gagarin
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 052090916X
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Early Greek Law by : Michael Gagarin
Download or read book Early Greek Law written by Michael Gagarin and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1989-04-27 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.