Beitrige zur Altertumskunde Herausgegeben von Emst Heitseh, Ludwig Koenen, Reinhold Merkelbach, Clemens Zintzen Band 76 Dike Phonou ‘The Right of Prosecution and Auie Homicide Procedure Alexander Tulin Mace Seen 16098 MH ta “Dat. SHOABBREVIATIONS (Retest it bes lion conven) Darem.-Sag, = C. Daremberg -E.Saglo, Dictionnaire des antiquits ‘grecques et romaines. Pas, 1877-1919, DK =H. Diels» W. Kranz, Die Fragment der Vorsobatter, 6th ed, Bertin, 1951-52 Geil = F. Jacoby, Die Fragment der grichischen Hstoriker. Bestn. 1923-1958, Iseriptiones Gracae. Beslin, 1873. R. Meiggs - D. Lewis, A Selection of Greek Historical Inscriptions tothe End ofthe Fiph Century B.C. Revised et. Oxford, 1988. RE = A. F, Pauly - G, Wissown - W. Kroll, Realencyelopadie der classischen Atertmswissenschaf. Stagit, 1894 Sehol Pat. = | Zac, ed, Nar ut lovony be ry Anucotcns Dayese, Bulletin de correspondance hllnigu vo, 187, 10- 16,1375. Stallsum (Plat Opera Omnia) = G.Stlbaum, Pltoni Opera Onala ‘Recensuit ef Commentaris Intra. Various dates, Rpt. New ‘York, 1980. ‘Tod GHI=M.N. Tod, A Selection of Greck Historical Inscriptions. 2nd ‘ed. Dols. Oxford, 16-48. Mol, INTRODUCTION “The Grecs werent the fist people toconcem themselves withthe ‘ccurence of mnréer_Indeed, he prablom of homicide has occupied tran seemingly from the beginning of ime, and appears destin’ to Plague im to the very end. Sil the Greeks were among the aris to {stalish s complete, or nesly complete homicide code and tony down, [revise procedatl rules by which the process of binging so unsetting a rents mundr fan orderly conclusion cond be enol! (Of course, the ancient conception of murder differed profoensly from our own, ‘The modem notion of homicide presupposes the Inalleabl right of each and every individual of whatever sats oy, tnd it views any violation of thie arangemest as comractolly of the ‘tnost concem tthe Sate. Moe pectely, the moder view, despite omplen origins in Jodeo-Chrstian values, inthe Roman codes, in Franko-Germaic common law, 8 well asin other exigencies ofthe ‘modem worl relies upon the fundamental and iteelate notions of| Saividuaism and ofa “corporate” Sate folly empowered to act onthe individual's teal? Cee a te alec on St (ein Ving, tf, 1: M. Grease “Mae Reece on beat GSE Loner Hons a6, Balan acon iro (Etre Cel Con Sure of oval etn Bal od Aes Near ase Tes Gas Rap 195) 188, 19 sho Ree, These fie rat an tr Se Rr ac a A ‘Gesk preceupaten vit proedor ales sah bch (movie and import 5 est Gas Poy Gt ae kyo ams in. Sy tae rat rene art gre sn nals eta oars ‘cat ar oon 198,57 (on Roma ew an 198-325 (on Goa, a taer tare natraeitiears mans See ee etiam thik ‘ronda Medea Canon Law Laon and New York, 1935). " re acn rpg rr ear owe se, eg. T. Hobbes, Leviathan, Par 1 chs. 13-14; Par Ih chy 17-1852 Invoaucion| ‘Both ofthese notions were absent, a least, in early amily. It scems, i fact tobe anetly universal phenomenon that early soieties| ae constructed as an aggregate — not of Isolated individuals — bat of insip units bound together with biologics, economic, and rliious ‘bonds; and that murder, in comequene, te wiowed orginally a¢ 8 viol tion of just this fail wit, and nt of any age erperat enya the archaic community, in other word, homicide s seen not simply a8 @ transgression agains the individual ordered, but as afr broader tack ‘upon he primal solidarity ofthe ancient amily, the primitive orgeism of Social life. As such, the responte to homicide was not conzlled by the ‘State aor by any larger ‘comport’ unit bo retained fin rooted i the family’s ancient ight of vengeance — what he Grecks called Poine — andthe mater was handled intially simply by resorting slfhelp* SEER est gon ttc Ee ae apa stake enema RUST dein ha ac en Sie cone cree ehaen tee Be hs eae an i Hei recy craceouies ivvemenat ieieemenss con cere ao ounenea ihigegmad amen tier ieaenens ty peiirian sc omigae ager cae ta ieee aed cates ae era aa ne ame Becca Sean ay acme aos saaerr elemento te Serta Rome Roan de dione Enis sa Vangu cassie 11 (exe, 1960, S885, VB, proccess eae By too een cctanuatis atria fee? oh alee ea rao eta Hace tare et ee etal ready accent ee ace sce ea ni tos mame emg Sion ek ante ft a Eien agar ity mesa witch eyuec he ares, Hope heres rier ciente boy fa SRLS atone a “Soiree ten 8 etna soe NT Sn Sal att eee eee eS BCS oH Ls Bae ean oan ne Inirodution 2 Now, as is well known, the Greeks of the classical period lsunguished varius types of procedure, principal among these being the tien and the yoowh While ypaqh cond be brought by anyone who svahed to doo (ep. Ar."ABTiok 91 & BosAues), 2 Bam could only Be Joded by the injured panty himself (or, in the event of certain types of Toga incepaitation, by some persorls] designated on his or her behal) ‘The Ben therefor approximated tothe moder category of tr. Its no surprising. given the ache ate of te Greck conception of homie, hat murder’ (go) was pursued pomarly, if nt exclusively sen, thereby piving lesa expression to the notion that homicide was sentially a private matter Io be sued by the famues ofthe pats involved Yet hs brings us directly to our topic f iseussion. 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