A Note on Adoption and Deme Registration

Authors

  • Edward M. Harris City University of New York

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15661/tyche.1996.011.09

Keywords:

Adoption, Athen

Abstract

The Athenian law of adoption allowed a man who had no (...) children to adopt
a son to serve as his [...]. As part of the process of adoplion the adopted son
was entered on the deme register of his adoptive father . After the process was completed, the adopted son lost all rights of inheritance in his natural family.

Author Biography

Edward M. Harris, City University of New York

Dept. of Classics
Brooklyn College
City University of New York
Brooklyn, NY 11210
U.S.A.

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Published

2016-05-23

Issue

Vol. 11 (1996)

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