Heraclean Tables

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The Heraclean Tables are ancient bronze inscriptions from the Greek city of Heraclea that record important public laws and civic regulations, offering key insights into classical legal and political practices.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient inscription
bronze tablet
epigraphic source
legal document
country Italy
culture Greek
describes duties of magistrates
financial regulations
judicial procedures
organization of the polis
religious or cultic obligations
documentFormat inscribed tablet displayed in public
evidenceFor development of written law in Greek cities
interaction of Greek and local Italic traditions
fieldOfStudy Greek epigraphy
ancient history
ancient law
classical philology
genre civic regulations
public law code
historicalPeriod Classical antiquity NERFINISHED
inscriptionType law code excerpt
public decree
language Greek language NERFINISHED
locatedIn Heraclea NERFINISHED
material bronze
medium bronze tablet
originatesFrom city-state of Heraclea
purpose to make laws publicly accessible
to regulate civic behavior
to standardize legal practice
significance evidence for Greek civic organization
evidence for Greek legal terminology
important epigraphic monument
key source for Greek public law
subject citizenship regulations
civic administration
legal procedures
political institutions
property regulations
public law
public officials
use publication of laws
reference for magistrates
regulation of civic life
writingSystem Greek alphabet NERFINISHED

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