| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Ancient History |
| Editors | Roger S Bagnall, Kai Brodersen, Craige B Chapman, Andrew Erskine, Sabine R Huebner |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1444338386 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1405179355 |
| State | Published - 2012 |
Abstract
A dikastes was a “lay-judge” (pl. dikastai), convening in a dikasterion (“justice place”), and charged with hearing courtroom speeches and laws, deciding the facts, and passing sentence, in most court cases (see Areopagos) in classical Athens.