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Crime And Punishment In Ancient Greece

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THE HOMICIDE COURTS<br />

One of the most striking features of homicide law was the range of<br />

available courts.<br />

There was a set of homicide courts, the most famous of which was the<br />

Areopagus Council, manned by former archons.<br />

Those trials that did not qualify for the Areopagus were judged by the<br />

ephetai at a variety of courts in and around Athens.

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