Chapter XI: Book II: From Homer to Dracon

CHAPTER I

SOCIAL AND LEGAL TRANSITIONS

SECTION I: Political changes in post-Homeric times: fall of
Achaean Empire and its causes: post-Homeric migrations: Achaean
survivals: the Hesiodic age of chaos: tribal stability and
decay: evolution of the Attic State: aristocracy and democracy.

SECTION II: Religious and legal transitions in post-Homeric
times: Asiatic-Greek intercourse: compromise between Asiatic
and Greek ideas adopted in regard to homicide: origin of
Apolline purgation-system: rise of Apolline influence:
organisation of theocratic nobles: Apollo and pollution:
extradition: origin of the laws of Dracon: proofs of author’s
theory from Greek legends, from Plato and Demosthenes:
pollution doctrine and wergeld: question of ‘legality’ of
‘private settlement’ for homicide in historical Athens.