The Laws of Ancient Crete, C. 650-400 BCE

Download or read book The Laws of Ancient Crete, C. 650-400 BCE written by Michael Gagarin and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020-11 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents the Greek text of approximately 200 stone inscriptions, which detail the laws of ancient Crete in the archaic and classical periods, c.650-400 BCE. The texts of the inscriptions, many of which are fragmentary and relatively unknown, are accompanied by an English translation and also two commentaries; one focused on epigraphical and linguistic issues, and the other, requiring no knowledge of Greek, focused on legal and historical issues. The texts are preceded by a substantial introduction, which surveys the geography, history, writing habits, social and political structure, economy, religion, and law of Crete in this period.