Zaleukos

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Zaleukos of Lokroi was in the 7th century BC. A well-known legislator in the Lower Italian Lokroi .

According to Diodorus , Zaleukos was of noble descent. According to a report by the historian Ephoros von Kyme , he was the first Greek to put laws in writing. He did this in accordance with the Lycurgian tradition. Zaleukos intended to counteract perversion of the law, corruption and social contradictions by setting the sentence and excluding ransom. Due to his reputation in legal matters, Zaleukos was awarded the respected status of Aisymneten , who was called out of court as mediating arbitrator.

Aftermath

A legendary ancient tradition that emerged late made Zaleukos a disciple of Pythagoras , disregarding chronology . Posterity attributed to him a text entitled Prooímia nómōn ( Preamble to the Laws) , which was actually written in a Pythagorean milieu. It is a compilation of general religious, ethical, and political advice or regulations. It was not until Richard Bentley realized in 1699 that Zaleukos could not be the author.

The Renaissance was Zaleukos as a just and exemplary ruler. For example, he was immortalized in the facade painting of the town hall of Liestal (1590).

literature

  • Giorgio Camassa: Il "pastorato" di Zaleuco . In: Athenaeum. Volume 64, 1986, pp. 139-146.
  • René van Compernolle: La legislation aristocratique de Locres Epizephyrienne, dite legislation de Zaleukos. In: L'antiquité classique. Volume 50, 1981, pp. 759-769.
  • Stefan Link: On the archaic legislation in Katane and in the epizephyric Lokroi . In: Hans-Joachim Gehrke (Hrsg.): Legal codification and social norms in an intercultural comparison . Narr, Tübingen 1994, ISBN 3-8233-4556-7 , pp. 165-177.
  • Constantinos Macris: Zaleucos de Locres. In: Richard Goulet (ed.): Dictionnaire des philosophes antiques. Volume 7, CNRS Éditions, Paris 2018, ISBN 978-2-271-09024-9 , pp. 308-317
  • Maddalena Luisa Zunino: Scrivere la legge orale, interpretare la legge scritta. I nomoi di Zaleuco . In: Quaderni di Storia. Volume 47, 1998, pp. 151-159.

Remarks

  1. ↑ Max Mühl: The laws of Zaleukos and Charondas. In: Klio . Volume 22, 1929, pp. 105-124 and 432-463.
  2. ^ Canton of Basel-Landschaft : Liestal Art Guide: Town Hall .
personal data
SURNAME Zaleukos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zaleukos of Lokroi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Legislators in Lokroi
DATE OF BIRTH 8th century BC BC or 7th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 7th century BC BC or 6th century BC Chr.