Writing Greek Law

by Michael Gagarin

Book Overview

The use of writing in the development of Greek law was unique. In this comparative study Professor Gagarin shows the reader how Greek law developed and explains why it became so different from the legal systems with which most legal historians are familiar. While other early communities wrote codes of law for academic or propaganda purposes, the Greeks used writing extensively to make their laws available to a relatively large segment of the community...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521297281
• ISBN13: 9780521297288
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"