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The Work of Craterus and the Documents in the Attic Orators and in the “Lives of the Ten Orators” (2021)
Journal Article
Harris, E. (2021). The Work of Craterus and the Documents in the Attic Orators and in the “Lives of the Ten Orators”. Klio, 103(2), 463-504. https://doi.org/10.1515/klio-2020-1024

This essay is divided into three parts. The first examines the documents about Antiphon in the “Lives of the Ten Orators” (Plut. X orat. 833d–834b), which have been attributed to the collection of Craterus, and shows that they must be forgeries becau... Read More about The Work of Craterus and the Documents in the Attic Orators and in the “Lives of the Ten Orators”.

The Rule of Law in Action in Democratic Athens (2013)
Book
Harris, E. (2013). The Rule of Law in Action in Democratic Athens. Oxford University Press

Draws on insights from legal theory and the New Institutionalism to challenge many traditional assumptions about the primitive nature of Athenian law and legal institutions

How to Address the Athenian Assembly: Rhetoric and Political Tactics in the Debate About Mytilene (Thuc. 3.37–50) (2013)
Journal Article
Harris, E. (2013). How to Address the Athenian Assembly: Rhetoric and Political Tactics in the Debate About Mytilene (Thuc. 3.37–50). Classical Quarterly, 63(1), 94-109. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0009838812000663

In 428 b.c.e. the city of Mytilene launched a revolt against the Athenians and invited the Spartans to send them assistance. The plans for the revolt were reported to the Athenians (3.2), who sent a force against the city (3.3). The Mytilenians asked... Read More about How to Address the Athenian Assembly: Rhetoric and Political Tactics in the Debate About Mytilene (Thuc. 3.37–50).

Who Enforced the Law in Classical Athens? (2007)
Book Chapter
Harris, E. (2007). Who Enforced the Law in Classical Athens?. In E. Cantarella (Ed.), Symposion 2005: Vorträge zur griechischen und hellenistischen Rechtsgeschichte (Salerno, 14-18 September 2005) (159-176). Verlag der Oesterreichen Akademie der Wissenschaft