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Symposion 2017Vorträge zur griechischen und hellenistischen Rechtsgeschichte (Tel Aviv, 20.- 23. August 2017)
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Symposion 2017, pp. 413-436, 2019/02/27
Vorträge zur griechischen und hellenistischen Rechtsgeschichte (Tel Aviv, 20.- 23. August 2017)
The paper examines information on private law (family, slaves, professions) and litigation contained in the Characters of Theophrastus. Behavioural flaws, seen as the opposite of the norm, present a mirror reflection of the “code of behaviour” of the good citizen. It is argued that the work offers an insight on legal conceptions and communal values of the late fourth-century BCE and “photographic” images of the Athenian law in action in both private and public life.
Keywords: Theophrastus, Characters, Athenian Law, Family Law, Athenian Lawcourts