Vindictive Prosecution in Classical Athens

<p>The Attic orators show that revenge could be an admitted and legitimate motive on the part of a prosecutor, and that such a personal agenda might be felt and portrayed not as contradictory to the impersonal rule of law but as a partner to it.</p>

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Janek Kucharski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Duke University 2012-05-01
Series:Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies
Online Access:http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/13941