Rhetoric and the Law of Draco

By Edwin Carawan

Trials for murder and manslaughter in ancient Athens are preserved in an outstandingly full and revealing record. Carawan offers a systematic treatment of Athenian homicide trials, outlining the historical development of the law, from Draco to Demosthenes, and analyzing the surviving speeches written for such proceedings.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198150865
• ISBN13: 9780198150862
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"