The first full-length description and analysis of how dispute resolution by mediation and arbitration developed in the Ancient Greek world, from Homer to Cleopatra. Based on all the primary sources, with the relevant extracts in new translations: not only poetry, drama, history, philosophy and oratory, but also inscriptions and the mass of arbitration documents surviving as papyri. Introductory chapters deal with theory and method, language and translation, and the Greek legal system. The conclusions show how mediation and arbitration were partners in the ordinary processes of dispute resolution, and widespread in all the times and places examined. Publisher's note.

The Roman empire encompassed a vast area, incorporating many different cultures, and yet Roman law had to resolve disputes across the board. This meticulous study of the ways and means in which Roman law asserted control over disputes between individuals, communities and even states, is based on an in-depth analysis of legal texts, including Justinian's Corpus Juris . The study examines the Roman concept of the arbitrator, a duty that any good man' could have been called upon to perform, the types of cases he might be expected to settle, the settlements and compromises, the hearings and the enforcement measures available to him.

A great deal of information has come to light over the past several decades about the role of arbitration between the Greek states. Arbitration and mediation were, in fact, central institutions in Hellenistic public life. In this comprehensive study, Sheila Ager brings together the scattered body of literary and epigraphical sources on arbitration, together with up-to-date bibliographic references, and commentary. The sources collected here range widely; Ager presents an exhaustive record of documents ranging from the settlement of a minor territorial squabble between two tiny city-states to the resolution of major conflicts separating the great powers of the day. In addition, Ager's introduction sets the documents in historical context and outlines distinctions among categories of arbitration. The work also includes indices to literary passages, inscriptions, persons, places, subjects, and Greek and Latin terms in the documents. This collection of many previously inaccessible texts will become a primary resource for any scholar or student working in the field of Hellenistic history.

Gilbert Murray translated and made available to modern readers The Epitrepontes of Menander or The Arbitration for the first time in 1945. The Arbitration is among the most frequently quoted and most famous of Menander’s plays and – being less farcical than others - belongs to his mature style. With an interesting and informative introduction, this translation will be of value to any student of Classics and Ancient Greek drama.

This comprehensive, exhaustive, and reliable compendium examines the evidence for arbitrations between the Greek states during the Hellenistic Age and represents a major research achievement. Sheila Ager brings together a vast and scattered body of primary literary and epigraphic sources, and presents this new evidence collected in a series of case studies. These "cases" of arbitration or mediation vary widely, ranging from the settlement of a minor territorial squabble between two tiny city-states to the resolution of major conflicts separating the great powers of the day.