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The emergence and the evolution of property rights in ancient Greece

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 September 2016

EMMANOUIL M. L. ECONOMOU  and
NICHOLAS C. KYRIAZIS
EMMANOUIL M. L. ECONOMOU
Affiliation:
Department of Economics, University of Thessaly, Korai 43 Street, 38333 Volos, Greece
NICHOLAS C. KYRIAZIS*
Affiliation:
Department of Economics, University of Thessaly, Korai 43 Street, 38333 Volos, Greece
*
*Email: emmoikon@uth.gr
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Abstract

In this paper, we trace the emergence and the evolution of property rights from the Homeric Era (1100–750 BCE) to Classical Greece, based on ancient sources and modern interpretations. Indications of the emergence of property rights are to be found in the writings of eighth century Homer and Hesiod. Property rights evolved, together with changes in warfare and city-states during the Archaic and Classical periods, becoming more secure and specific, based on contracts. We analyse as case studies Themistocles’ Naval Law of 483/2 BCE and Nicophon's Monetary Law of 376/5. We also cover some other aspects of property rights, such as commercial transactions and the enforcement of contracts, official (written) law and legally binding procedures of law enforcement, banking services and the rights of women.

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Journal of Institutional Economics , Volume 13 , Issue 1: Douglass C. North Memorial Issue , March 2017 , pp. 53 - 77
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Copyright © Millennium Economics Ltd 2016 

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