Prozeßinschriften der Korinthia und der Argolis

Following the "Inscriptions on Procedural Law from Arcadia (IPArk)" (Vienna 1994) the commentary on inscriptions containing information on procedural law from the Argolid (Peloponnesos) is presented to the public. The texts are edited in combination with an "apparatus criticus" as well as a German translation. Due to the fact that the instruments of litigation are not to be considered solely within their juridical surroundings, a historical and epigraphical commentary is added as well. It has proved important and useful to examine the historical background of the texts closely. In this part of the edition, questions of substantive law are raised -- and answered -- that would not fit into the scheme of procedural law. The most important part of every single commentary are the considerations regarding the rules of procedure. They are presented according to the scheme already used in the IPArk: I Organisation of Jurisdiction -- II Process at Law -- III Penalty Clauses. The structure of the commentaries facilitates the synopsis and allows comparison with the structures of litigation in other poleis. Thus hints on common principles of ancient Greek procedural law can be found. There are 30 editions of inscriptions concerning public law (innerstate and international), law of administration (Argos), legal rules concerning public construction (Epidauros) and legal rules concerning agones (Epidauros). The most important inscription is the constitution of the Hellenic League formed by Antigonos I Monophthalmos and his son Demetrios Poliorketes, which shall be cited as an example here (IG IV 12 68, Epidauros, 302/1 B. C.). Due to the possibility to reread two critical parts of the inscription, for the first time a detailed analysis of the juridical organisation of this prominent international league can be given. The revision of the inscriptions, control of the former editions, adaptation of new readings -- wherever it was necessary -- and the new interpretation considering not only different points of view but also new parallels, leads in most cases to a new estimation of the text. This new valuation as well as the investigation and presentation of the juridical aspects will be seen as a great progress in legal history. Only this thorough investigation and well structured presentation of juridical texts can lead to one of the goals of this field of research: the presentation of principles of procedural law of the Greek poleis -- with all their conformities and differences --based on epigraphical texts. Researchers in the field of ancient history will like to work with the new volume too -- as they already do with the IPArk. Sometimes only a close understanding of the juridical background and the rules of procedure allows to interpret what really has happened. This way the IPArg will be esteemed as another step forward in interdisciplinary relations, as it is shown by the composition of the group of researchers who have worked in the program: they are trained in ancient legal history as well as ancient history and classical philology.