Author: Ronald F. Willetts
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110831139
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 120

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Author: R. F. Willetts
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317752961
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 299

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Aristocratic Society in Ancient Crete, first published in 1955, investigates the emergence and progress of Dorian society on Crete from the 8th century BC onwards. The major contribution of Cretan culture in this period was in the field of law – law and order are traditionally linked, and Dorian Crete remained steadfast in its pursuit of order. The author offers an explanation for the protracted aristocratic character of Cretan society, basing his study on the crucial Code of Gortyna. The primitive foundations of the social system are examined, illuminating the tribal institutions which formed the basis of the aristocratic states which developed. The four classes of the Cretan states, and the mutual relations of these classes, are defined, and the stages whereby family institutions developed are analysed. Finally, political and judicial organisation is scrutinised, and the Cretan culture is situated in the wider horizon of Mediterranean civilisation.

Author: Michael Gagarin
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199204829
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 591

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This volume presents the Greek text of approximately 200 stone inscriptions, which detail the laws of ancient Crete in the archaic and classical periods, c.650-400 BCE. The texts of the inscriptions, many of which are fragmentary and relatively unknown, are accompanied by an English translation and also two commentaries; one focused on epigraphical and linguistic issues, and the other, requiring no knowledge of Greek, focused on legal and historical issues. The texts are preceded by a substantial introduction, which surveys the geography, history, writing habits, social and political structure, economy, religion, and law of Crete in this period.

Author: Percy Gardner
Publisher:
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Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 754

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Author: David Sacks
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438110200
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 433

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Discusses the people, places and events found in over 2,000 years of Greek civilization.

Author: R. F. Willetts
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520333543
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 296

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1976.

Author: Gortyna, Crete
Publisher:
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Category : Inscriptions, Greek
Languages : en
Pages : 62

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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 540

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Languages : en
Pages : 544

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Author: R. F. Willetts
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134528310
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 215

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First published in 2006. A rapid advance of Cretan studies in recent years is a measure of their importance for our understanding of the early history of European civilization. It is now generally recognized that the island of Crete played a part in this early history which is out of all proportion to its size. This book offers information on the social history: from early times until the Roman Occupation