Character evidence in the courts of classical Athens : rhetoric, relevance and the rule of law / Vasileios Adamidis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adamidis, Vasileios, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Witnesses (Greek law).

Reputation (Greek law).

Law--Greece--Athens--History--To 1500--Sources.

Law.

History.

Greece--Athens.

Physical Description:

viii, 235 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.

Contents:

Introduction

The archaic origins of character evidence : from Homer to classical Athens

Incentives for wide use of character evidence in the Athenian legal system

Greek ideas of "character"

Methods of providing evidence from character in Athenian courts

Greek perceptions of "personality" applied in the Athenian courts

Purposes of character evidence in the courts of Athens : predominance of law or rhetoric?

Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781472483690

1472483693

OCLC:

950610941