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Show Ancient Property Laws Protected the Weaker The oldest Greek statute now extant, ex-tant, governing the disposition of "real" property, comes from the Island Is-land of Crete. This Is the law of Ihe city of flortyna. dating from perhaps I! C. 100. This Inscriplloii, the larg est existing fragment of any Greek law. eanie to light less than flfly years ago; for the stones on which II was chiseled had been burled for Vi.iHHi veins ot more and Its discovery marie n sensation III the learned world. It was about thirty feel long In Its orlg Inal form: Ihe broken pieces are now scattered In several museums. These laws show That more than 2,i)iK) years ngo women In this Creiean clly could own properly. Moreover, the law provided that a husband could nol sell or morlgage his wife's prop, erty. nor could a son dispose of hll mother's property If a mother dies says litis undent statute on property and leaves children, the father has power over her property, hut he can not sell it or morieage It unless the children consent, when they come of age. Moreover, If the father ninnies another woman nfler Ihe first wife's dentil, the children of Ihe first wife shall have power over Ibelr mother property. I'enallles nre provided for Ihe violation of liny of theso pro-vls'ons. |