Zaleucus
Zaleucus (zəlōō´kəs), fl. c.650 BC, Greek lawgiver of Locris, in Italy. According to tradition, his was the earliest codification of Greek law. References to Zaleucus' code, which was widely adopted in Italy, indicate that it embodied the lex talionis [law of retaliation, i.e., an eye for an eye] and other severe features exemplified in the later Greek code of Draco.
More From encyclopedia.com
Greek , Greek all Greek to me completely unintelligible. Greek for unintelligible language or gibberish is recorded from the late 16th century, as in Shakesp… Greek Language , Greek language, member of the Indo-European family of languages (see Indo-European). It is the language of one of the major civilizations of the worl… Greek Americans , ETHNONYMS: Hellenic Americans, Cypriot Americans, Diaspora Greeks, Helleno Amerikanoi
Orientation
Identification and Location. As the group appellati… Calchas , Calchas in Homer's Iliad, the seer of the Greek forces at the siege of Troy. Greek Revival , Greek Revival. Style of architecture in which accurate copies of Ancient Greek motifs were incorporated in the design of buildings from the 1750s. It… Autolycus , Autolycus in Greek mythology, a notable thief who was a son of Hermes, and who stole his neighbours' flocks and concealed them among his own animals.…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Zaleucus