CLA 313 Special Topics in Ancient History Greek and Roman Law
A survey of primary literary and material evidence and secondary
scholarship on the constitutional law of ancient Athens and Rome. Primary
attention will be given to the historical circumstances that precipitated
fundamental reforms in the laws of the Athenians from Draco to Demosthenes
(c. 620 BC-320 BC) and in the laws of the Romans from Romulus to Justinian
(c. 700 BC-530 AD). Students will focus on a particular aspect of ancient
law and will also learn something about how law shaped people's lives and
how ancient laws are relevant to our conception and experience of law
today.
Prerequisites: any 100 level course in Classical Civilization, Greek, or
Latin, or permission of instructor.
Credits: 1
