The Ancient Greek Rental Contract: A Stele with Modern Legal Relevance

The Ancient Greek Rental Contract: A Stele with Modern Legal Relevance

The rental contract has 58 legible lines. Public Domain This stele is a 2,200-year-old rental contract from the ancient Greek city of Teos, located in modern-day Turkey, paints a fascinating picture of ancient Greek society and bureaucracy. The ancient Greek city of Teos was a significant Ionian city located on the western coast of Anatolia, in what is now the Izmir Province of Turkey. It was one of the twelve cities that formed the Ionian Leagu…