Envy, poison, and death : women on trial in ancient Athens

This volume explores three trials conducted in Athens in the fourth century BCE; the defendants were all women charged with undertaking ritual activities, but much of the evidence remains a mystery. The author reveals how these trials provide a vivid glimpse of the socio-political environment of Ath...

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Main Author: Eidinow, Esther (Author, VerfasserIn)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press , 2016
Edition:First edition
Subjects:
Athens (Greece) > Civilization
Athens (Greece) > Politics and government > To 1500
Online Access:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/oup-ebooks-altertum/dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199562602.001.0001
Author Notes:Esther Eidinow
E-Book Packages:Oxford Scholarship Online: Classical Studies Collection

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