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Envy, poison, and death : women on trial in ancient Athens
Title
Envy, poison, and death : women on trial in ancient Athens / Esther Eidinow.
ISBN
9780191747304 (ebook) :
Edition
First edition.
Publication
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Physical Description
1 online resource
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 26, 2016).
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Summary
This volume explores three trials conducted in Athens in the fourth century BCE; the defendants were all women charged with undertaking ritual activities, but much of the evidence remains a mystery. The author reveals how these trials provide a vivid glimpse of the socio-political environment of Athens during this time.
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Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version :
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 19, 2016
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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