This chapter explores the importance of writing in the legal practices of the Greek poleis. After discussing writing materials and types of documents, illustrating the different functions documents on the same media could have and the problems in tracing ancient archives and reconstructing the role they played in the mechanisms of public administration, it concentrates on two case studies: written records concerning land transactions (in particular registers of sales) and the role of written documents in Athenian judicial procedures. It argues that the impact of written documents on the legal sphere and in establishing fair social relations within the polis was much more significant than is generally recognized.
Archives, Documents, and Legal Practices in the Greek Polis / M. Faraguna - In: The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Greek Law / [a cura di] E.M. Harris, M. Canevaro. - Prima edizione. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015 Aug. - ISBN 9780199599257. - pp. 1-20 [10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199599257.013.14]
Archives, Documents, and Legal Practices in the Greek Polis
M. FaragunaPrimo
2015
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This chapter explores the importance of writing in the legal practices of the Greek poleis. After discussing writing materials and types of documents, illustrating the different functions documents on the same media could have and the problems in tracing ancient archives and reconstructing the role they played in the mechanisms of public administration, it concentrates on two case studies: written records concerning land transactions (in particular registers of sales) and the role of written documents in Athenian judicial procedures. It argues that the impact of written documents on the legal sphere and in establishing fair social relations within the polis was much more significant than is generally recognized.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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