Aristocratic Society in Ancient Crete (Routledge Revivals)

Aristocratic Society in Ancient Crete, first published in 1955, investigates the emergence and progress of Dorian society on Crete from the 8^th century BC onwards. The primitive foundations of the social system are examined; the four classes of the Cretan states, and the mutual relations of these classes, are defined; and the stages whereby family institutions developed are analysed. Finally, political and judicial organisation is scrutinised, and the Cretan culture is situated in the wider horizon of Mediterranean civilisation.