Medium Importance

Question 1

Anakrisis

Answer 1

A pre-trial conference where the magistrate read the complaint aloud and asked the defendant to admit or deny the allegations

Question 2

Apagoge

Answer 2

The procedure by which the volunteer prosecutor arrests the defendant first and then brings him to the competent official

Question 3

Apographe

Answer 3

The procedure by which the volunteer prosecutor lists property that is wrongfully held by the defendant, property that rightfully belongs to the State.

Question 4

Asebeia

Answer 4

“impiety”: Impious offences included: the wrong person performing sacrifices; battery, violence, or other misbehavior in a temple; performance of magic; honouring religions other than those traditionally recognized by the State; mutilation of statue deities; parodying secret religious ceremonies.

Question 5

Dikai emporikai

Answer 5

Mercantile cases that applied to both citizens and non-citizens and could only be initiated if the dispute at issue pertained to an alleged breach of a written contract that either: had been concluded in the Athenian market itself or related to a transaction that involved shipping either into or out of the Athenian market

Question 6

Dikastic oath

Answer 6

An oath that each dikastes (juror) was required to swear in order to be eligible to serve as a juror

Question 7

Dokimasia

Answer 7

A hearing where a candidate might be qualified from citizenship, public office or speaking in the Ekklesia

Question 8

Eisagogeis

Answer 8

Monetary cases related to loans and banking

Question 9

Ek pronoias

Answer 9

The Greek term meaning “intentionally,” “with forethought,” “with design,” “purposely.” A homicide that could be described by this term was punishable by death and the confiscation of the murderer’s property.

Question 10

Endeixis

Answer 10

The procedure by which the volunteer prosecutor first explains the charge to the magistrate and is then authorized to make the arrest

Question 11

Ephegesis

Answer 11

The procedure by which the volunteer prosecutor leads the magistrate to the defendant for arrest

Question 12

Ephetai

Answer 12

A special court of 51 men over the age of 50 who tried homicide cases in four distinct courts: the Delphinion; the Palladion; the Prytaneion; the Phreatto

Question 13

Graphe moicheias

Answer 13

A private case against a rapist

Question 14

Graphe paranomon

Answer 14

A “prosecution for illegalities” used to block decrees that contradicted or conflicted with established law

Question 15

Hubris

Answer 15

Certain types of abusive behavior were categorized as hubris. If a person’s conduct was arrogant, self-righteous, irresponsible, indulgent, taunting, and insulting towards any man, woman, or child (free or slave). Additionally, hubris involved a measure of sexual oppression, domination, aggression, and degradation. A plaintiff had to prove that the defendant had displayed an arrogant, self-righteous, irresponsible, etc. behavior/attitude at the moment that he had injured the plaintiff in order to prosecute the defendant for hubris.

Question 16

Miasma

Answer 16

Pollution that could spread from the killer to others who consorted with him and to the whole community. Homicide caused a miasma that damaged an entire community.

Question 17

Probole

Answer 17

A preliminary hearing at the Ekklesia regarding official misconduct

Question 18

Prodikasiai

Answer 18

Pre-trial conferences; a procedural stage for homicide trials Prodosia: A miscellaneous crime in which an Athenian general could be subject to prosecution for prodosia for the loss of ships, troops, or territory.

Question 19

Sychophants

Answer 19

Legal bounty hunters”: Volunteer prosecutors who brought cases either hoping to win a percentage of the judgement or hoping to bribe the accused into settling the case.