The Athenian Law of Agreement
<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">At Athens legislation that made private agreements enforceable rested not on the binding effect of promises per se but on a principle of closure, modeled on the Reconciliation of 403.</span>
Main Author: | Edwin Carawan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Duke University
2010-11-01
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Series: | Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies |
Online Access: | http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/551 |
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