Great Trials of Ancient Athens (formerly CLAS 3411)

3 credit hours · Undergraduate

Students study Athenian democracy, law, life in 5th-4th century BC Athens through speeches (in translation) from a selection of cases (e.g. homicide, impiety, sexual misconduct and slander) in combination with other documentary evidence and archaeological remains. Topics include: aspects of the legal and political systems, Athenian social life and the core Athenian.