Michael Gagarin is Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin.Paula Perlman is Professor of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin.

• Preface Acknowledgements List of Figures Abbreviations Note on Chronology Introduction Archaic and Classical Crete: Unity or Diversity? Setting the Stage The Inscriptions Government Persons Social Institutions Economy Inter-Polis Relations Religion Law Catalogue of Texts Axos Datala Dreros Eleutherna Eltynia Gortyn Knossos Lyktos Phaistos Prinias Location of Inscriptions Bibliography Index of Greek Words Index Locorum Subject Index

Recognizing that some of their conclusions are challengeable, the authors are careful to point out that they have aimed not at presenting a definitive account of the laws of Crete, but rather at providing a foundation for others to build on. Lawyers and law students especially, will certainly appreciate the almost unique perspective offered by this book on the influence of ancient Cretan culture on the development of Western concepts of law.