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Amnesty and Reconciliation in Late Fifth-Century Athens: The Rule of Law Under Restored Democracy

Amnesty and Reconciliation in Late Fifth-Century Athens: The Rule of Law Under Restored Democracy

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Series: New Approaches to Ancient Greek Institutional History

Ancient GreeceGeneral Military HistoryInternational Relations

ISBN10: 1399506358
ISBN13: 9781399506359
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: Aug 15 2024
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.57 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

The Athenian Reconciliation of 403 BCE was the pinnacle of amnesty agreements in Greek antiquity. It guaranteed lasting peace in a political community torn apart by civil conflict, because it recognised that for society to cohere, vindictive action over crimes which predated the exchange of oaths was legally inadmissible.

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