Brenda Griffith-Williams

Biographic Data

ID2383877
NAMEBrenda Griffith-Williams
GIVEN NAMESBrenda
FAMILY NAMEGriffith-Williams
SIGNATUREGRIFFITH-WILLIAMS B
AFFILIATIONSDepartment of Greek and Latin, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS6
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT2
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX1

  • Greek Orators VIII

    Open AccessBrenda Griffith-WilliamsBOOKGreek Orators VIII : Isaeus…2022

    The four selected speeches were composed by a professional speechwriter, Isaeus, for litigants contesting inheritance claims in the Athenian law courts of the fourth century BC. They offer some intriguing glimpses into the domestic life of (mainly wealthy) Athenian families, with sometimes scandalous stories of forged wills, family quarrels, illegitimate children, divorce, and prostitution. The narratives feature positive and negative Athenian st…

  • The Making of Identities in Athenian Oratory

    Jakub Filonik, Brenda Griffith-Williams et al.BOOKMaking of Identities in Athenian…2019

  • Use and Abuse of Law in the Athenian Courts

    Christopher Carey, Chris Carey et al.BOOKUse and Abuse of Law in the…2018Cited by: 1

    This timely volume brings together leading scholars and rising researchers in the field to examine the role played by the law in thinking and practice in the legal system of classical Athens. The aim is not to find a single perspective or method for the study of Athenian law but to explore the subject from a variety of different angles. The focus of the collection on ‘use and abuse’ raises fundamental questions about the status of law in the Athe…

  • The Greeks in a Changing World

    Jakub Filonik, Brenda Griffith-Williams et al.ARTICLEThe European Legacy2018Cited by: 1

    Most of the contributions presented in this Special Issue originated in the workshop “What’s Not New in the New Europe: Ancient Answers to Modern Questions,” at ISSEI’s 15th International Conferenc

  • Oikos , Family Feuds and Funerals

    Open AccessBrenda Griffith-WilliamsARTICLEThe Classical Quarterly2012Cited by: 3

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  • The Succession to the Spartan Kingship, 520–400 Bc

    Open AccessBrenda Griffith-WilliamsARTICLEBulletin of the Institute of…2011Cited by: 1

    According to ancient Greek historiographers, succession to the Spartan kingship in the sixth and fifth centuries BC followed a fixed order based on the principle of male primogeniture. A king who left no son was succeeded by his oldest surviving brother or closest collateral kinsman. If the deceased king left only a daughter, his male heir was probably expected to secure the succession by marrying her; and, if the new king already had sons by a p…

  • Those who know the facts’

    Brenda Griffith-WilliamsARTICLEActa Antiqua Academiae…2008

    This paper challenges the traditional view that Athenian witnesses functioned as supporters of litigant rather than impartial observers of events, and that evidence on such matters as family disputes is irrelevant to the legal issues in an inheritance dispute. Isaios wrote this speech for a client who claims the estate of Astyphilos, his half-brother by the same mother. His opponent, Kleon, a first cousin of Astyphilos on his father’s side, says …