The Athenian Grain-Tax Law of 374 3 B.C. (Hesperia Supplement vol 29)

The first publication of a complex and well-preserved Athenian law of great interest to historians. Discovered in the Agora Excavations in 1986, this hitherto unknown law rivals in importance that of the law on silver coinage of 375/4 B.C., which was published by the author some twenty years ago. In addition to the complete text, translation, and notes on readings, the author, a superb epigrapher, provides commentary on the many parts of this document, which contributes significant new information on the history, law, economy, topography, and public finance of Athens in the Classical period. The first section of the volume includes an expert analysis of the layout of the inscription and useful notes, while the major portion of the text is devoted to detailed commentary on the law, its purpose, and implementation. The historical setting of the law is well-illuminated in the final section. The authors analyses of this important inscription provide a solid foundation for new avenues of research. Article Contents -1 p. [iii] 1 p. [iv] 2 p. [v] 3 p. [vii] 4 p. [ix] 5 p. x 6 p. [xi] 7 p. [xiii] 8 p. xiv 9 p. [xv] 10 p. [1] 11 p. 2 12 p. 3 13 p. 4 14 p. 5 15 p. 6 16 p. 7 17 p. 8 18 p. 9 19 p. 10 20 p. 11 21 p. 12 22 p. 13 23 p. [15] 24 p. 16 25 p. 17 26 p. 18 27 p. 19 28 p. 20 29 p. 21 30 p. 22 31 p. 23 32 p. 24 33 p. 25 34 p. 26 35 p. 27 36 p. 28 37 p. 29 38 p. 30 39 p. 31 40 p. 32 41 p. 33 42 p. 34 43 p. 35 44 p. 36 45 p. 37 46 p. 38 47 p. 39 48 p. 40 49 p. 41 50 p. 42 51 p. 43 52 p. 44 53 p. 45 54 p. 46 55 p. 47 56 p. 48 57 p. 49 58 p. 50 59 p. 51 60 p. 52 61 p. 53 62 p. 54 63 p. 55 64 p. 56 65 p. 57 66 p. 58 67 p. 59 68 p. 60 69 p. 61 70 p. 62 71 p. 63 72 p. 64 73 p. 65 74 p. 66 75 p. 67 76 p. 68 77 p. 69 78 p. 70 79 p. 71 80 p. 72 81 p. 73 82 p. 74 83 p. 75 84 p. 76 85 p. 77 86 p. 78 87 p. 79 88 p. 80 89 p. 81 90 p. 82 91 p. 83 92 p. 84 93 p. [85] 94 p. 86 95 p. 87 96 p. 88 97 p. 89 98 p. 90 99 p. 91 100 p. 92 101 p. 93 102 p. 94 103 p. 95 104 p. 96 105 p. 97 106 p. 98 107 p. 99 108 p. 100 109 p. 101 110 p. 102 111 p. 103 112 p. 104 113 p. 105 114 p. 106 115 p. 107 116 p. 108 117 p. [109] 118 p. 110 119 p. 111 120 p. 112 121 p. 113 122 p. 114 123 p. 115 124 p. 116 125 p. 117 126 p. [119] 127 p. 120 128 p. [121] 129 p. 122 130 p. 123 131 p. 124 132 p. 125 133 p. 126 134 p. 127 135 p. 128 136 p. 129 137 p. 130 138 p. [131] 139 p. 132 140 p. 133 141 p. 134 142 p. 135 143 p. 136 144 p. 137 145 p. 138 146 p. 139 147 p. 140 148 Issue Table of Contents -1 Hesperia Supplements, Vol. 29, The Athenian Grain-Tax Law of 374/3 B. C. (1998), pp. i-xvi+1-140 -1 Front Matter [pp. i-ii] -1 The Athenian Grain-Tax Law of 374/3 B. C. [pp. iii-v+vii+ix-xi+xiii-xv+1-13+15-117+119-140] -1 Back Matter -1 Transcription and translation, with an extensive commentary, of the long and well-preserved Athenian law that was found inscribed on a marble stele during the Agora Excavations of 1986. Includes a discussion of the possible location of the Aiakeion building and of the purpose, nature and implementation of the law and its historical setting. The first publication of a complex and well-preserved Athenian law of great interest to historians. In addition to the complete text and translation, the author provides commentary on the document, which contributes significant new information on the history, law, economy, topography, and public finance of Athens in the Classical period.