The Protection of Slaves in the Athenian Law against hubris
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3939814 |
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| Authors | Sviatoslav Dmitriev (corresponding author), Sviatoslav Dmitriev Sviatoslav Dmitriev |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 1/2 |
| Pages | 64 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Phoenix (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8299 • E-ISSN: 1929-4883 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.7834/phoenix.70.1-2.0064 |
| OpenAlex | W2566847655, W4205814663 |
| Language | EN |
In this article I propose to reinterpret the Athenian law against hubris, arguing that this law protected the whole Athenian household (oikiai), including its slaves, and connecting it with other laws that protected the well-being of households. Since these laws ultimately served the interests of the Athenian community, they could be invoked by any willing qualified Athenian
Hubris · Political science · Theology · Ancient Near East History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · History · Law · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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