Greek Material Culture: Classical and Hellenistic

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axones  

Victor Ehrenberg and P. J. Rhodes

Online publication date:
Dec 2015
Subject:
Greek Law, Greek Material Culture: Classical and Hellenistic
At Athens the laws of *Draco and of *Solon were inscribed on numbered axones; the term kyrbeis (of unknown origin), used of Solon's laws, is thought by some to refer to a different set of objects, ... More

Gortyn, Gortyn law code  

Victor Ehrenberg, Lucia F. Nixon, and Simon Price

Online publication date:
Mar 2016
Subject:
Greek Law, Greek Material Culture: Classical and Hellenistic
Gortyn was a city in central *Crete. From the 7th cent. bce are known a temple to *Athena on the acropolis, and one to *Apollo Pythios on the plain; an agora lies at the foot of the acropolis. By the ... More

symbolon  

Robert J. Hopper and Paul C. Millett

Online publication date:
Mar 2016
Subject:
Greek Law, Greek Material Culture: Classical and Hellenistic
Symbolon, originally a physical object, intended as a material indication of identification or agreement. What may have begun as a private practice as a reminder of xenia or ritualized friendship ... More

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