Apotympanismos. Biblia grecka, papirusy i prawo karne ptolemejskiego Egiptu
Apotympanismus in the Greek Bible, in Papyri and in the Penal Law of Ptolemaic Egypt
Author(s): Józef Mélèze ModrzejewskiSubject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Komitet Nauk o Kulturze Antycznej Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: apotympanismus; Hellenistic law; Ptolemaic Egypt; Third Book of Maccabees
Summary/Abstract: The article discusses apotympanismus – a method of execution, known from Athens in the 5th cent. B.C., where it was reserved mainly for traitors. This punishment is mentioned, directly or indirectly, in the Third Book of Maccabees and in various sources concerning Egypt under Ptolemaic rule.
Journal: Meander
- Issue Year: 62/2007
- Issue No: 1+2
- Page Range: 86-98
- Page Count: 13
- Language: Polish
