Ebook: Envy, poison, and death : women on trial in ancient Athens
Author: Eidinow Esther
- Tags: Law Greek, Courts, Greece, Athens, History, To 1500, Female offenders, Greece, Athens, History, To 1500, Women, Religious life, Greece, Athens, History, To 1500, Ritual, Greece, Athens, History, To 1500, Athens (Greece), Politics and government, To 1500, Athens (Greece), Civilization, Civilization, Courts, Female offenders, Politics and government, Ritual, Women, Religious life, Greece, Athens
- Year: 2016
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- City: Oxford
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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This volume explores three trials conducted in Athens in the fourth century BCE; the defendants were all women charged with undertaking ritual activities, but much of the evidence remains a mystery. The author reveals how these trials provide a vivid glimpse of the socio-political environment of Athens during this time.
Abstract: This volume explores three trials conducted in Athens in the fourth century BCE; the defendants were all women charged with undertaking ritual activities, but much of the evidence remains a mystery. The author reveals how these trials provide a vivid glimpse of the socio-political environment of Athens during this time