HUMA 1825 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Meidias, Parricide, Hubris
26 Nov 2018
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Study of law in ancient greece: identify the features of the institution of law that we take for granted today which were absent in ancient athens. While ancient athens did provide the first form of democracy, it was incredibly different from how we know the law to be today. For one, the laws were not written down anywhere, nor were they as rigid as they are today. Judges and courtrooms had consisted of everyday citizens and individuals were expected to represent themselves. To increase one"s social standing and to gain honor and the respect of his fellow citizens in ancient athens was considered to be a form of equality in the society. To emulate a person of a much higher social standing made no sense as there was no way of hoping to discredit the individual and take their honor, and to.
