HSAXO0405U HELGA. Courtroom Drama: The Social History of Classical Athens through Forensic Speeches
Forskningsområde knyttet til 2. og 4. semesterkurser på Saxo-Instituttet.
HELGA. Courtroom Drama: The Social History of Classical
Athens through Forensic Speeches
The aim of this course is that of providing an overview of the
social landscape of classical Athens (ca.478–323 BCE)
through the forensic speeches of the Attic Orators. Litigation was
an integral part of the everyday life of Athenian society: Athens
had a number of different courts – from special homicide courts to
popular courts, manned by panels of judges chosen by lot from a
pool of male citizen volunteers – that heard all sorts of cases,
public and private, in which litigants were required to represent
themselves and plead their own case. The preserved forensic
speeches offer insights on virtually all aspects of the
socio-political life of fifth- and fourth-century Athens, and
largely reflect widespread Athenian attitudes towards those
aspects; therefore, understanding the Athenian legal system is
fundamental to understanding Athenian culture and society.
Throughout the course, by reading a selection of speeches of the
orators (in translation), students will learn about topics such as
marriage, same-sex relationships, divorce, sexual assault,
contraception, abortion, adoption, guardianship, inheritance,
prostitution, citizenship, disability, agrarian and commercial
economy, foreigner integration, slavery, slander, military service,
violence, treason, religion, pollution, and murder in ancient
Athens, and will acquire the basic knowledge and skills effectively
to engage with, analyse, and exploit such diverse and complex
source material.
OBS:
Forskningsområde indgår som en integreret del på 2. og 4.
semester af:
- Metode 2: dokumentation og analyse (Arkæologistuderende, 2.
semester)
- Forhistorisk Arkæologisk metode 3: kritik og formidling
(Forhistorisk arkæologistuderende, 4.semester)
- Klassisk arkæologi: kulturmøde (Klassisk arkæologistuderende, 4.
semester)
- Hverdagslivets kulturhistorie (Etnologistuderende, 2.
semester)
- Kulturelle processer i Europa (Etnologistuderende, 4. semester)
- Græsk-romersk arkæologi og kunsthistorie (Græsk- og
latinstuderende, 2. semester)
- Sprogkundskab (Græsk- og Latinstuderende, 6. semester)
- Område 2 (Historiestuderende, 2. semester)
- Globalhistorie (Historiestuderende, 4. semester)
Se
Historie,
BA, lektionskatalog forår 2024.
- C: Carey: Trials from Classical Athens. London
& New York, 1997 [selected speeches].
- K. A. Kapparis: Athenian Law and Society. London
& New York, 2019 [selected chapters].
- D. M. MacDowell: The Law in Classical Athens.
London, 1978 [selected chapters].
- Category
- Hours
- Class Instruction
- 42
- Preparation
- 88
- Exam Preparation
- 62
- Total
- 192
- Credit
- 0 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Other
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- HSAXO0405U
- Credit
- 0 ECTS
- Level
- Bachelor
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Spring
- Schedule
- Se skemalink
Study board
- Study Board of Archaeology, Ethnology, Greek & Latin, History
Contracting department
- SAXO-Institute - Archaeology, Ethnology, Greek & Latin, History
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
Course Coordinators
- Christian Ammitzbøll Thomsen (cammt@hum.ku.dk)
- Linda Rocchi (lindar@hum.ku.dk)