Classical Studies 2301A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Eye For An Eye, Theophrastus, Homicide

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2301A/B
• Professor: Randall Pogorzelski

Document Summary

Ancient greeks had a profound effect on legal progress and evolution albeit indirect in manner. Study over 100 forensic speeches of the late 5th century and early 4th bc and were intended to be presented orally in court. Plato, aristotle, and theophrastus are especially relevant. Comes from poem of homer and hesoid. Ho(cid:373)er(cid:859)s iliad and odyssey people resolve issues with fighting. Vengeance was a way to redress wrong doings and violence was formative. Dike was a virgin daughter of zeus and was used to refer to an orderly means of dispute resolution. (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h (cid:449)as used (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374)l(cid:455) (cid:271)(cid:455) ho(cid:373)er a(cid:374)d hesiod to refer to (cid:858)la(cid:449)(cid:859) judge(cid:373)e(cid:374)t or i(cid:374) a (cid:373)ore a(cid:271)stra(cid:272)t se(cid:374)se of (cid:858)justi(cid:272)e(cid:859) Sealey in the justice of the greeks said the goal of (cid:858)dike or of la(cid:449) (cid:449)as to resol(cid:448)e disputes (cid:449)ithout (cid:448)iole(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:863) Iliad says that an outsider (usually the king) act as arbiter to the quarrelling individuals.