| Description |
1 online resource (165 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Classical World Series
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Classical world series.
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| Contents |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Chronological Table; Map; 1. Approaching Greek Laws and Lawgivers; 2. Early Greek Order, Justice and Law; 3. The Lawgiver and his Laws; 4. Minos and Rhadamanthus of Crete; 5. Lycurgus of Sparta; 6. Solon of Athens; 7. Lesser Known Lawgivers; Suggestions for Further Reading; Questions for Further Study; Glossary of Technical Terms; Index. |
| Summary |
Designed for students and teachers of Ancient History or Classical Civilisation at school and in early university years, this series provides a valuable collection of guides to the history, art, literature, values and social institutions of the ancient world. ""Early Greek Lawgivers"" examines the men who brought laws to the early Greek city states, as an introduction both to the development of law and to the basic issues in early legal practice. The lawgiver was a man of special status, who could resolve disputes without violence, and who brought a sense of order to his community. Figures suc. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Law, Greek -- History.
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Law, Greek. |
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History. |
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Practice of law (Greek law) -- History.
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Practice of law (Greek law) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lewis, John. Early Greek Lawgivers. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, ©2013 9781853996979 |
| ISBN |
9781472538697 (electronic book) |
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1472538692 (electronic book) |
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9781472538680 |
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1472538684 |
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