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Book Synopsis
A collection of eleven legal speeches relating to estates and inheritances that are ascribed to the most renowned of the ancient Greek orators.

Table of Contents
  • Series Editor's Preface (Michael Gagarin)
  • Translator's Preface (Adele C. Scafuro)
  • Series Introduction (Michael Gagarin)
    • Oratory in Classical Athens
    • The Orators
    • The Works of the Orators
    • Government and Law in Classical Athens
    • The Translation of Greek Oratory
    • Abbreviations
    • Note on Currency
    • Bibliography of Works Cited
  • Introduction to Demosthenes (Michael Gagarin)
    • Life
    • Works
    • Style
    • Significance
  • Introduction to This Volume (Adele C. Scafuro)
    • The Range of Speeches, Authorship, and the Authenticity of Inserted Documents
    • I. Marriage, Legitimacy, and Natural Children
    • II. Adoption
    • III. Paternal Acknowledgment and Introduction to Phratry and Deme
    • IV. Claiming an Estate
    • V. The Law of Intestate Succession
    • Texts and Commentaries
  • Demosthenes (Adele C. Scafuro)
    • 39. Against Boeotus I
    • 40. Against Boeotus II
    • 41. Against Spudias
    • 42. Against Phaenippus
    • 43. Against Macartatus
    • 44. Against Leochares
    • 45. Against Stephanus I
    • 46. Against Stephanus II
    • 47. Against Evergus and Mnesibulus
    • 48. Against Olympiodorus
    • 49. Against Timotheus
  • Bibliography for This Volume
  • Index

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: 01/07/2011
      ISBN13: 9780292726413, 978-0292726413
      ISBN10: 0292726414
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A collection of eleven legal speeches relating to estates and inheritances that are ascribed to the most renowned of the ancient Greek orators.

      Table of Contents
      • Series Editor's Preface (Michael Gagarin)
      • Translator's Preface (Adele C. Scafuro)
      • Series Introduction (Michael Gagarin)
        • Oratory in Classical Athens
        • The Orators
        • The Works of the Orators
        • Government and Law in Classical Athens
        • The Translation of Greek Oratory
        • Abbreviations
        • Note on Currency
        • Bibliography of Works Cited
      • Introduction to Demosthenes (Michael Gagarin)
        • Life
        • Works
        • Style
        • Significance
      • Introduction to This Volume (Adele C. Scafuro)
        • The Range of Speeches, Authorship, and the Authenticity of Inserted Documents
        • I. Marriage, Legitimacy, and Natural Children
        • II. Adoption
        • III. Paternal Acknowledgment and Introduction to Phratry and Deme
        • IV. Claiming an Estate
        • V. The Law of Intestate Succession
        • Texts and Commentaries
      • Demosthenes (Adele C. Scafuro)
        • 39. Against Boeotus I
        • 40. Against Boeotus II
        • 41. Against Spudias
        • 42. Against Phaenippus
        • 43. Against Macartatus
        • 44. Against Leochares
        • 45. Against Stephanus I
        • 46. Against Stephanus II
        • 47. Against Evergus and Mnesibulus
        • 48. Against Olympiodorus
        • 49. Against Timotheus
      • Bibliography for This Volume
      • Index

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