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Explores the intersection of gender with important aspects of Athenian society such as citizen status, social values and beliefs, class, economic capacity and legal standingExplores the intersection of gender with important aspects of Athenian society such as citizen status, social values and beliefs, class, economic capacity and legal standingDiscusses how different groups of women, such as citizens, metics, alien and native sex workers, and slaves interacted with law enforcement and the extent to which these groups had access to key institutions in the Athenian DemocracyFor the first time throws some light upon several fascinating fragments, like the two speeches Against Aristagora, or the case against TimandraDiscusses the recent suggestion of a witch-hunt" in 4th century Athens Konstantinos Kapparis challenges the traditional view that free women, citizen and metic, were excluded from the Athenian legal system. Looking at existing fragmentary evidence largely from speeches, Kapparis reveals that it unambiguously suggests that free women were far from invisible in the legal system and the life of the polis. In the first part of the book Kapparis discusses the actual cases which included women as litigants, and the second part interprets these cases against the legal, social, economic and cultural background of classical Athens. In doing so he explores how factors such as gender, religion, women's empowerment and the rise of the Attic hetaira as a cultural icon intersected with these cases and ultimately influenced the construction of the speeches. "

Main description: This volume contains an introduction, new edition of the Greek text, English translation, and detailed linguistic and historical commentary of Apollodoros' speech 0Against Neaira0 (4th century BC). The introduction provides a comprehensive account of the historical and legal background, authorship, style, technique, manuscripts and textual tradition of the speech, and a radically new interpretation of the case against Neaira. The edition of the Greek text is based on independent collations of manuscripts written before the 14th century, bringing a new sensitivity to the stylistic preferences of Apollodoros. The commentary contains discussions on textual points, grammar, syntax, vocabulary, style and technique, while the historical notes illustrate the constitutional, legal, social and political background of the speech. The book is of the highest interest to scholars and students of the Attic Orators, Athenian society, daily life, women and gender relations, law, constitution, institutions, religion and culture.

Intro -- Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Abbreviations -- Antiphon 6: On the Chorister -- Lysias 1: On the Murder of Eratosthenes -- Lysias 12: Against Eratosthenes -- Lysias 16: For Mantitheus -- Lysias 23: Against Pancleon -- Lysias 24: On the Suspension of the Benefit of the Disabled Man -- Isaeus 12: On Behalf of Euphiletus -- Demosthenes 21: Against Meidias -- Demosthenes 32: Against Zenothemis -- Demosthenes 41: Against Spudias -- [Demosthenes] 53: Apollodorus against Nicostratus -- Demosthenes 54: Against Conon -- [Demosthenes] 59: Against Neaera by Apollodorus -- Aeschines 1: Against Timarchus -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Note on abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part 1 Drama and comedy -- Aristophanes and democracy -- The number of speaking actors in old comedy -- Clowning and slapstick in Aristophanes -- The nature of Aristophanes' Akharnians -- Aristophanes and Kallistratos -- Aristophanes, Lysistrata 277-80 -- The Frogs' chorus -- Clowning in Aristophanes -- Aristophanes, Peace 16-18 -- Aristophanes, Frogs 1407-67 -- Aristophanes and Athenian law -- Part 2 Law, institutions and oratory -- The Athenian penalty of epobelia -- Hereditary sitesis in fourth-century Athens -- Mining cases in Athenian law -- The Athenian procedure of dokimasia of orators -- Epikerdes of Kyrene and the Athenian privilege of ateleia -- Athenian laws about homosexuality -- The length of trials for public offences in Athens -- Foreign birth and Athenian citizenship in Aristophanes -- The Athenian procedure of phasis -- The oikos in Athenian law -- The authenticity of Demosthenes 29 (Against Aphobos III) as a source of information about Athenian law -- Athenian laws about choruses -- The law of Periandros about symmories -- The length of the speeches on the assessment of the penalty in Athenian courts -- Athenian laws about bribery -- Love versus the law: an essay on Menander's Aspis -- Hybris in Athens -- Bastards as Athenian citizens -- Law-making at Athens in the fourth century BC -- The chronology of Athenian speeches and legal innovations in 401-398 BC -- Unintentional homicide in the Hippolytos -- Part 3 Varia philologica et historica -- Demosthenes 21.126 -- Nikostratos -- An expansion of the Athenian navy -- Piso's face -- Ἀρετὴ and generosity -- Gorgias, Alkidamas, and the Cripps and Palatine manuscripts -- Theagenes of Peiraieus -- Aigina and the Delian League -- Leogoras at Ennea Hodoi.