Thasos’ Law on Wine and Vinegar

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dc.identifier	ECF_article_1617
dc.title	Thasos’ Law on Wine and Vinegar
dc.contributor.author	Valente Marcello
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.type	Research Article
dc.language.iso	it
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/axon/2018/2/la-legge-di-taso-sul-vino-e-laceto/
dc.description.abstract	This fragmentary inscription found at Thasos and dated approximately to the second quarter of the 5th century preserves the most ancient law about wine and vinegar trade in the Greek world. Since the inscription is mutilated, the prohibition prescribed in it is unknown, but if someone violated the law his wares were confiscated, whereas a fine worth of a sixth of their value was to be paid to Athena Poliouchos and Apollos Pythios and another fine of the same amount was to be paid to the delator. These measures show the public interest in wine trade in classical Thasos, allowing to compare this inscription to several contemporary documents concerning other rules about wine trade. Among the rules referred to by this inscription, there is one that forbade the use of the oath of non-involvement with the disputed facts, like similar judicial tools attested elsewhere. The Three Hundred in charge of collecting bails paid to bring a case to court was not an arm of an oligarchic government with judicial powers, but more likely a mere judicial body.
dc.relation.ispartof	Axon
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 2 \| Issue 2 \| December 2018
dc.issued	2018-12-20
dc.dateAccepted	2018-09-21
dc.dateSubmitted	2018-06-28
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2532-6848
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/Axon/2532-6848/2018/02/003
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Apollo Pythios
dc.subject	Apollo Pythios
dc.subject	Atena Poliouchos
dc.subject	Atena Poliouchos
dc.subject	Collegio dei Trecento
dc.subject	Collegio dei Trecento
dc.subject	Commercio del vino
dc.subject	Commercio del vino
dc.subject	Giuramento
dc.subject	Giuramento
dc.subject	Taso
dc.subject	Taso

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Marcello Valente Università di Torino

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abstract

This fragmentary inscription found at Thasos and dated approximately to the second quarter of the 5th century preserves the most ancient law about wine and vinegar trade in the Greek world. Since the inscription is mutilated, the prohibition prescribed in it is unknown, but if someone violated the law his wares were confiscated, whereas a fine worth of a sixth of their value was to be paid to Athena Poliouchos and Apollos Pythios and another fine of the same amount was to be paid to the delator. These measures show the public interest in wine trade in classical Thasos, allowing to compare this inscription to several contemporary documents concerning other rules about wine trade. Among the rules referred to by this inscription, there is one that forbade the use of the oath of non-involvement with the disputed facts, like similar judicial tools attested elsewhere. The Three Hundred in charge of collecting bails paid to bring a case to court was not an arm of an oligarchic government with judicial powers, but more likely a mere judicial body.

Published

Dec. 20, 2018

Accepted

Sept. 21, 2018

Submitted

June 28, 2018

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Keywords: Taso • Commercio del vino • Apollo Pythios • Collegio dei Trecento • Atena Poliouchos • Giuramento

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