Ta mère ! Insulte et généalogie à la tribune démocratique

As a consequence of Pericles’ citizenship law of 451/450, and the sudden arrival of matrilineality in Athenian law, women gained an important role in Athenian civic life. Henceforth, in the Assembly or in the law courts, one of the simplest methods for dealing with an adversary was to insult his mot...

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Main Author: Noémie Villacèque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Anthropologie et Histoire des Mondes Antiques 2014-02-01
Series:Cahiers Mondes Anciens
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/mondesanciens/1242