Public Records and Archives in Classical Athens |
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| Author:
| Sickinger, James P. |
| Series title: | Studies in the History of Greece and Rome Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-5851-6 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2007 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $87.00AUD $59.00 |
Book Description:
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Explores the use and preservation of public records in the ancient Athenian democracy of the archaic and classical periods. Beginning with the legislation of Drakon in the seventh century BC, James Sickinger traces the growing use of written records by the Athenian state over the next three centuries, concluding with an examination of the Metroon, the state archive of Athens, during the fourth century.
Explores the use and preservation of public records in the ancient Athenian democracy of the archaic and classical periods. Beginning with the legislation of Drakon in the seventh century BC, James Sickinger traces the growing use of written records by the Athenian state over the next three centuries, concluding with an examination of the Metroon, the state archive of Athens, during the fourth century.