02398cam a22003733u 4500 69344 UtSlPG 20260610134614.0 m cr n 260607r20221923utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 23014222 UtSlPG en iso639-1 DF KL Treston, Hubert Joseph, 1888-1959 Poine: a study in ancient Greek blood-vengeance Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2022 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2022-11-13 Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Poine: a study in ancient Greek blood-vengeance" by Hubert Joseph Treston is a scholarly examination written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the complex aspects of blood-vengeance in ancient Greek society, particularly as depicted in Homeric texts. The author aims to illuminate various forms of vendetta, their underlying principles, and how these customs evolved within Greek civilization. At the start of the study, Treston outlines the purpose of his analysis, emphasizing the lack of comprehensive works specifically addressing Greek blood-vengeance. He categorizes vengeance methods among different cultures, including unrestricted vendetta and tribal compensation systems like wergeld, setting the tone for a thorough exploration of these themes. The opening establishes Treston’s argument that understanding blood-vengeance is crucial to grasping the broader sociocultural and legal frameworks of ancient Greek life, engaging with Homeric texts to support his analyses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: United Kingdom: Longmans, Green and Co., 1923 Greece -- Civilization Vendetta Criminal law (Greek law) Homicide (Greek law) Greek drama (Tragedy) -- History and criticism https://archive.org/details/poinestudyinanci00tresuoft/page/n5 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69344 110134 110134