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S.C. Todd, selections by Michael de Brauw, edition of March 16, 2003
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Athens.
astunomos, pl. astunomoi · Lit. “one who regulates (affairs within) the astu (the built-up area of Athens).” A board of public officials charged with the general supervisory duties which we associate with the police. Unlike the police, however, they did not undertake the investigation of crime. Nor were they much concerned with the arrest or punishment of accused or convicted criminals: this role was played by the Eleven.
Greek: ἀστυνόμος, ἀστυνόμοι.
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S.C. Todd, selections by Michael de Brauw, “A Glossary of Athenian Legal Terms,” in Adriaan Lanni, ed., “Athenian Law in its Democratic Context” (Center for Hellenic Studies On-line Discussion Series). Republished in C.W. Blackwell, ed., Dēmos: Classical Athenian Democracy (A. Mahoney and R. Scaife, edd., The Stoa: a consortium for electronic publication in the humanities [www.stoa.org]) edition of March 16, 2003. Contact: cwb@stoa.org.
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Dēmos · Classical Athenian Democracy · a Stoa Publication