The Athenian State Secretariat and Provisions for Publishing and Erecting Decrees

by Alan S. Henry

Hesperia, Volume 71, Issue 1
Page(s): 91-118
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3182061
Year: 2002
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ABSTRACT:

This article presents a survey of the principal state secretaries responsible for the publication of decrees and their erection on stone stelai, followed by a full analysis of the forms of the publication and erection provisions from the 5th century B.C. to the 2nd century A.C. The study demonstrates that, during all periods, one sequence tended to predominate, but other sequences were also employed. Attention is paid to detail within the constituent elements of the formulations, and suggestions are made for altering restorations in several texts.