Ancient Greek literature, Athenian civic ideology, and modern classical scholarship have all worked together to reinforce the idea that there were three neatly

'Compact and clever collection of essays.' -Journal of Hellenic StudiesThe subject of this collection is the articulation of law and social status in classical

Scholarly investigations of the rich field of verbal and extraverbal Athenian insults have typically been undertaken piecemeal. Deborah Kamen provides an overvi

In this original and rewarding combination of intellectual and political history, Ryan Balot offers a thorough historical and sociological interpretation of cla

This book argues that citizenship in Athens was primarily a religious identity, shared by male and female citizens alike.