{"product_id":"ancient-athenian-maritime-courts-9780691618944","title":"Ancient Athenian Maritime Courts","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Edward Cohen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Military\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAthenian power and prosperity in the fourth century B.C. was based largely on commerce. The complex litigation arising from commercial activities was heard in special maritime courts, \u003ci\u003edikai emporikai\u003c\/i\u003e, the subject of this monograph. Using both ancient and secondary sources, Edward E. Cohen has pieced together the evolution of these courts and has explored their procedure and jurisdiction. He successfully treats the much-discussed problem of why they were termed \"monthly,\" and makes it clear that \"supranationality\" was a feature of all Hellenic maritime law. He shows conclusively that their jurisdiction was limited \u003ci\u003eratione rerum\u003c\/i\u003e, not \u003ci\u003eratione personarum\u003c\/i\u003e, because a legally defined \"commercial class\" did not exist in Athens at this time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Classicists and lawyers alike will find this a fascinating study. It not only contributes to our understanding of the Athens of Plato, Aristotle, and Demosthenes, but also points out that certain principles of Athenian maritime law are still imbedded in the modern international law of maritime commerce. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in 1973. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003cb\u003ePrinceton Legacy Library\u003c\/b\u003e uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46496188760215,"sku":"9780691618944","price":4481.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780691618944.webp?v=1769187485","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/ancient-athenian-maritime-courts-9780691618944","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}