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How Often Did the Athenian Dikasteria Meet? A Reappraisal
Peter A. O’Connell
2020.8.21GREEK ROMAN AND BYZANTINE STUDIES
tlooto Summary
Athenian dikasteria probably met fewer than 150–200 times per year due to festival days and failed dispute resolution methods.
Abstract
Trial days were probably fewer than the widely-accepted 150–200 per year: avoidance of monthly festival days cannot be proved, and fourth-century procedure suggests that dikasteria were convened only when other methods of dispute resolution failed.
Citation format
O’CONNELL, Peter A. How often did the athenian dikasteria meet? A reappraisal. GREEK ROMAN AND BYZANTINE STUDIES, 2020, 60: 324–341.