The Laws of Solon

A New Edition with Introduction, Translation and Commentary

D F Leão, Pj Rhodes (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2016
I.B. Tauris (Verlag)
978-1-78453-668-8 (ISBN)

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Solon (c 658-558 BC) is famous as both statesman and poet but also, and above all, as the paramount lawmaker of ancient Athens. Though his works survive only in fragments, we know from the writings of Herodotus and Plutarch that his constitutional reforms against the venality, greed and political power-play of Attica's tyrants and noblemen were hugely influential-and may even be said to have laid the foundations of western democracy. Solon's legal injunctions covered the widest range of topics and issues: economics and labour; sexual morality; social issues; and society and politics. Yet despite their fame and influence (and Solon's life and work generated a lively reception history), no complete edition of these writings has yet been published. This book offers the definitive critical edition of Solon's laws that has long been needed. It comprises the original Greek fragments with English translations, commentaries, a comprehensive introduction and important comparative Latin texts. It will be enthusiastically welcomed by specialists in ancient Greek language and history.

D F Leao is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Coimbra and co-editor of Law and Drama in Ancient Greece. P J Rhodes is Honorary Professor of Ancient History at Durham University and author and editor of many books, including Ancient Democracy and Modern Ideology, The Greek City States: A Sourcebook and A History of the Classical Greek World, 478-323 BC.

Erscheinungsdatum	30.09.2016
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	327 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike
	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-78453-668-7 / 1784536687
ISBN-13	978-1-78453-668-8 / 9781784536688
Zustand	Neuware