| The Laws of Ancient Crete, C.650-400 Bce Contributor(s): Gagarin, Michael (Author), Perlman, Paula (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199204829 ISBN-13: 9780199204823 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $251.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Greece |
| Dewey: 939.18 |
| LCCN: 2015943757 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 7.8" W x 9.8" (3.10 lbs) 592 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |