The Law of Ancient Athens

Contents

Contents Introduction 1§1. Archaic and Classical Athens: A Short History 1§2. Athens in the Age of the Orators: Sources, Institutions, and Procedures 16 Chapter 1. Homicide 44 Chapter 2.Wounding, Battery, and Hubris 85§2.1. Trauma ek pronoias (Intentional Wounding) 87§2.2. Aikeia (Battery) and Hubris 91 Chapter 3. Sexual Offenses 102§3.1. Moicheia (Seduction) and Rape 102§3.2. Pandering and Prostitution 116 Chapter 4. Defamation 124 Chapter 5. Marriage and Dowry 137§5.1. Formation of Marriage 141§5.1.1. Engyê (Pledge) and Ekdosis (Delivery) 141§5.1.2. Husband as Kyrios of Wife 146§5.1.3. Bars to Marriage 148§5.2. Termination of Marriage 151§5.2.1. Death of Spouse 151§5.2.2. Divorce 153§5.3. Proix (Dowry) 157§5.3.1. Payment and Contents 157§5.3.2. Valuation and Security 163§5.3.3. Maintenance (Sitos), Restitution, and Transfer 169 Chapter 6. Children and Citizenship 174§6.1. Legitimacy and Citizenship 179§6.2. Adoption 189§6.3. Guardianship 194 xvi • Contents§6.4. Kakôsis (Maltreatment) 205§6.4.1. Kakôsis goneôn (Maltreatment of Parents) 207§6.4.2. Kakôsis orphanôn (Maltreatment of Orphans) 211§6.4.3. Kakôsis epiklêrou (Maltreatment of an Epiklêros) 214 Chapter 7. Estates and Epiklêroi 216§7.1. Contents of Estate 222§7.1.1. Assets 222§7.1.2. Liability for Debts 224§7.1.3. Obligations toward Decedent 228§7.2. Intestate Succession 230§7.2.1. Legitimate Sons and Their Descendants 230§7.2.2. Epiklêroi and Their Descendants 232§7.2.3. Collateral Relatives 243§7.2.4. Nothoi (Illegitimate Children) 249§7.2.5. Non-­citizens 250§7.3. Succession by Will 251§7.3.1. Testamentary Adoption and Epiklêroi 252§7.3.2. Testamentary Capacity 253§7.3.3. Conditional Wills 256§7.3.4. Forms of Will 257§7.3.5. Modification and Revocation of Will 262§7.4. Asserting a Claim 264§7.4.1. Direct Claim (Embateusis, Entry) 264§7.4.2. Dikê exoulês (For Ejectment) 266§7.4.3. Claim for Adjudication (Lêxis) 267§7.4.4.  Epidikasia/Diadikasia (Adjudication) and Diamartyria (Declaration on Oath) 269§7.4.5. Episkêpsis and Dikê pseudomartyriôn 276§7.4.6. New Diadikasia 281 Chapter 8. Damage 286 Chapter 9.Theft 332 Chapter 10. Contracts and Commerce 370§10.1. Contracts in General 376§10.2. Sale 380§10.3. Loan 383§10.4. Prasis epi lysei (Sale on Condition of Release) 390§10.5. Imports, Exports, Maritime Loans, and the Dikai emporikai (Mercantile Lawsuits) 397 Contents • xvii Chapter 11. Impiety 407§11.1. Sacred Olive Trees 412§11.2. Probolê (Presentation) 415§11.3.  The Scandals of the Herms and the Mysteries (415) and the Trial of Andocides (400 or 399) 421§11.4. The Trial of Socrates (399) 437§11.5. Other Cases 444 Chapter 12.Treason, Subversion, Bribery, and Apatê tou dêmou (Deceiving the People) 463 Bibliography 509 Index Locorum 523 General Index 533 ...