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The Center for Hellenic Studies of Harvard University announces an online discussion series, “Athenian Law in its Democratic Context,” featuring lectures by scholars and bulletin boards for discussion moderated by classicists. The series is free of charge and designed to interest a broad audience. All material will be available in English over the internet.
The schedule of lectures and discussions, which will run from mid-February through mid-March 2003, can be found at our website. Lectures, archived discussions, and supplementary material about Athenian law will remain available on the site after the conclusion of the series.
The series will include the following lectures:
- An Introduction to the Athenian Democracy, Christopher Blackwell (Furman)
- An Introduction to the Athenian Legal System, Victor Bers (Yale) and
- Adriaan Lanni (Harvard)
- Transforming a Dispute into a Case, Steven Johnstone (U. Arizona)
- Law and Economy, Edward Harris (Brooklyn College)
- Athenian Homicide Law: Case Studies, Michael Gagarin (U. Texas at Austin)
- Punishment in Ancient Athens, Danielle Allen (U. Chicago)
- Family Law in Athens, Konstantinos Kapparis (U. Florida)
- Sycophancy and Attitudes toward Litigation, Matthew Christ (U. Indiana)
- Gadfly on Trial: Socrates as Citizen and Social Critic, Josiah Ober (Princeton)
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