Prescribed Texts:

(You can use a different edition or commentary, if available; these are suggested studies)

1. Xenophon Oikonomikos (or Oeconomicus)

S.B. Pomeroy Xenophon Oeconomicus Oxford 1994

2. Lysias On the murder of Eratosthenes

Trials from Classical Athens, Transl. By C. Carey, London-New York 1997 (pp 26-36)

C. Carey Lysias, Selected Speeches, Cambridge 1989 (the appropriate sections)

3. Isaios On the estate of Pyrrhos

LOEB: Isaeus, Transl. By E.S. Forster, London-New York 1927

W. Wyse, The Speeches of Isaeus, Cambridge 1904

4. Apollodoros (or inaccurately, but frequently: Pseudo-Demosthenes) Against Neaira

K. Kapparis, Apollodoros Against Neaira [D.59], Berlin 1999

5. Aristotle Athenaion Politeia (often translated: The Athenian Constitution)

P.J. Rhodes, Aristotle: The Athenian Constitution, Penguin Translation 1984

P.J. Rhodes, Commentary on the Aristotelian Athenaion Politeia, Oxford 1981

6. Aristophanes Wasps

D.M. MacDowell. Aristophanes Wasps, Oxford 1971

D.M. MacDowell, Aristophanes and Athens, Oxford 1995, pp 150- 179

Recommended Studies

MacDowell, D.M., The Law in Classical Athens, London 1978. (The most important book)

Blundell, S., Women in Ancient Greece, London 1995. (Not original but informative and reliable)

Boeckh, A., The Public Economy of Athens, London 1928 (trsl). (An old book but still a goldmine

Burkert, W., Greek Religion: Archaic and Classical. Oxford 1985 (trsl)

Cohen E.E., Athenian Economy and Society, Princeton N.J. 1992

Dover, K.J., Greek Popular Morality, Oxford 1974

Finley, M.I., The Ancient Economy, Berkeley, Cal. 1973

Hunter, V.J., Policing Athens: Social Control in Attic Lawsuits, Princeton 1994

Jones A..M., Athenian Democracy, Oxford 1957

Just. R., Women in Athenian Law and Life, London 1989

Lacey, W.K., The Family in Classical Greece, London 1968. (Slightly dated but still important)

Hansen, M.H.- The Athenian Democracy in the age of Demosthenes Oxford 199 1

Harrison, A.R.W. The Law of Athens Oxford 1968-71 (2 vol.) (A very important study, but not for the inexperienced)

Other important Studies

Bauman, R.A. Political Trials in Ancient Greece London 1990.

Boegehold, A.L., Scafuro, A.C. (ed. ) Athenian Identity and civic Ideology Baltimore 1994.

Boegehold, A.L. The Lawcourts at Athens in The Athenian Agora series, vol. 28, Princeton 1995. Bonner, RJ. Evidence in Athenian Courts Chicago 1905

Bonner, R.l. - Smith, G. The Administration of Justice from Homer to Aristotle New York 1930-8 Cameron,.A. Kuhrt, A. (ed.) Images of Women in Antiquity London 1983

Cantarella, E. Bisexuality in the Ancient World New Haven-London 1992 (trsl)

- Pandora's Daughters Baltimore London 1987 (trsl)

Carey, C. 'Rape and adultery in Athenian Law' Classical Quarterly 45 (1995) 407-18

Cartledge, P.A., Harvey, F.D. (ed.) Crux: Essays Presented to G.E.M. de Ste Croix London 1985 Cartlege, P., Millett, P. Todd, S.C. (ed.) Nomos: Essays in Athenian Law, Politics and Society Cambridge 1990

Cohen, D. 'Seclusion, Separation and the Status of Women in Classical Athens' G&R 36 (1989) 3-15. [Slightly unorthodox in methodology and conclusions, but stimulating]

Cohn-Haft, L. 'Divorce in classical Athens' JHS 115 (1995) 1-14

Davies. J.K. Athenian Propern'ed Families, 600-300 B.C. Oxford 1971

- Wealth and the Power of Wealth in Classical Athens New York 1981

Develin, R. Athenian Officials 684-322 Cambridge 1989

Diller, A. Race Mixture among the Greeks before Alexander Illinois University Studies in Language and Literature 1937

Dorjahn, A.P. 'Anticipation of Arguments in Athenian Courts' TAPhA 66 (1935) 274-95

Dover, K.J. Lysias and the Corpus Lysiacum Berkeley 1968

Ehrenberg, V. The people of Aristophanes Oxford 1951 (2nd ed.)

Fantham, E. et al. (ed.) Women in the Classical World, lmage and Text New York 1994

Finnegan, R, Women in Aristophanes Amsterdam 1995

Fisher, N.R.E. Slavery in Classical Greece Bristol 1993

- Aeschines Against Timarchos, Oxford 2001

Foley H. (ed.) Reflections of Women in Antiquity New York-London 1982

Gagarin, M. Drakon and Early Athenian Homicide Law New Haven 1981

Garlan, Y. Slavery in ancient Greece Ithaca-London 1988 (trsl.)

Halperin, D.M., Winkler, J.J.' Zeitlin, F.I. (ed.): Before Sexuality Princeron N.J., 1990

Hansen, M.H. The Sovereignty of the People's Court in Athens in the fourth Century B. C Odense 1974

- Apagoge, Endeixis and Ephegesis against Kakourgoi, Atimoi and Feugontes Odense 1976

- TheAthenian Ecclesia Copenhagen 1983 -

- Demography and Democracy Herning 1986

- The Athenian Democracy in the age of Demosthenes Oxford 1991

Harrison, A.R.W. The Law of Athens Oxford 1968-71 (2 vol.) (A very important study, but not for the inexperienced)

Harris, E.M. 'Women and lending in Athenian society: A Horos re-exarnined' Phoenix 46 (1992) 309-21

Hignett, C. A History of the Athenian Constitution to the end of the Fifth Century B. C. Oxford

1952 (A classic study )

Kirchner, J. Prosopographia Attica Berlin 1901-3 (2 vol.)

Lambert, S.D. The Phratries of Attica University of Michigan Press, 1993

Littmann, RJ. 'Kinship in Athens' AncSoc 10 (1979) 5-3 1

Lofberg, J.O. Svcophancy in Athens Menasha Wis. 1917

MacDowelL D.M. Athenian Homicide Law In the Age of the Orators Manchester 1963. (The classic study on the subject )

- 'Bastards as Athenian Citizens' CQ 26 (1976) 88-91 Millett. P. Lending and Borrowing in Ancient Greece Cambridge 1991

Ogden, D. Greek Basrardv in the Classical and Hellenisn'c Periods Oxford 1996

Osborne, M.J. Naturalization in Athens Brussels 1981-3 (Vol. I-IV)

Osborne, R. 'Law in Action in Classical Athens' JHS 105 (1985) 40-58

Parke, H.W. Festivals of the Athenians London 1977

Patterson, C. Pericles Citizenship Law of 451-50 B. C Salem N.H. 1981

Peradoto, I. Sullivan. J.P. (ed.) Women in the Ancient World, The Arethusa Papers Albany

1984

Pickard-Cambridge, A. The Dramatic Festivals of Athens Oxford 1988 (rev. ed.)

Pomeroy, S.B. Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves London 1976. (A classic study from a feminist perspective. However, it should be read with caution, as some of the information is inaccurate)

- (ed.) Women's History and Ancient History Chapel Hill - London 1991

Rhodes, P.l. TheAthenian Boule Oxford 1972

Ruschenbusch. E. Solonos Nomoi Wiesbaden 1966. (Scholarly work: a collection of all laws attributed to Solon)

Schaps, D.M Economic Rights of Women in Ancient Greece Edinburgh 1979. (A standard book) Sinclair, R.K. Democracy and Participation in Athens Cambridge 1988

Stroud, R.S. Drakon's Law on Homicide Berkeley 1968

Wallace, R.W. The Areopagos Council, to 307 B. C. Baltimore 1988

Whitehead, D. The ideology of the Athenian Metic Cambridge 1977