The doctrine of adoption in Gortyn

Authors

  • Pietro Cobetto Ghiggia Università degli Studi del Molise

Keywords:

Gortyn ‘code’, adoption, succession, ancient greek law

Abstract

The article presents Italian translation and commentary of Gortyn ‘code’ columns X.33-XII.23 about adoption’s legal dispositions. The epigraphic text is compared with literary sources of Athenian law in classical age, pointing out analogies and variances. The more substantial difference is that in Gortyn’s law the adoptive son had less prerogatives, in accordance with an archaic and aristocratic society.

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Published

03/30/2020

How to Cite

Cobetto Ghiggia, P. (2020). The doctrine of adoption in Gortyn. De Rebus Antiquis, (3), 25–43. Retrieved from https://erevistas.uca.edu.ar/index.php/DRA/article/view/2826

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