Lectures
Below is the lecture reading schedule, with links to the text of each lecture. Please note that there will be no Discussion Forum topics in Week 1. See Assignments for complete weekly assignments and Discussion Forum topics.
Week 1: February 10-16
- An Introduction to the Athenian Democracy, Christopher Blackwell (Furman)
- An Introduction to the Athenian Legal System, Victor Bers (Yale) and Adriaan Lanni (Harvard)
Week 2: February 17-23
- Transforming a Dispute into a Case, Steven Johnstone (U. Arizona)
- Law and Economy, Edward Harris (Brooklyn College)
Week 3: February 24-March 2
- Athenian Homicide Law: Case Studies, Michael Gagarin (U. Texas at Austin)
- Sycophancy and Attitudes toward Litigation, Matthew Christ (U. Indiana)
Week 4: March 3-9
- Women and Family in Athenian Law, Konstantinos Kapparis (U. Florida)
- Punishment in Ancient Athens, Danielle Allen (U. Chicago)
Week 5: March 10-16
- Gadfly on Trial: Socrates as Citizen and Social Critic, Josiah Ober (Princeton)