Esther Eidinow is Professor and Chair in Ancient History at the University of Bristol

Eidinow's exploration of the trials of women enriches our understanding of social and legal processes that affected all Athenians, citizen status males or otherwise . . . Eidinow's meticulous detail . . . binds together our fragmentary glimpses of women's lives into a compelling account of the complex intersections of private and public speech, imagined and realized actions and threats, and unofficial religion and civic legal institutions, in a vivid picture of Athens.

• Acknowledgements List of Figures List of Abbreviations Part 1: The Women 1.1: Introduction: Overview and Approach 1.2: The Evidence 1.3: What Charges? 1.4: Conclusion Part 2: Envy 2.1: Introduction: 'As Rust Eats Iron' 2.2: Defining Emotions 2.3: Narratives as Phthonos 2.4: Phthonos and Misfortune 2.5: Conclusion Part 3: Poison 3.1: Introduction: 'A Relish for the Envious' 3.2: Identifying Gossip 3.3: Genres of Gossip 3.4: From Gossip to Action 3.5: Conclusion Part 4: Death 4.1: Introduction: 'Killed by Idle Gossip' 4.2: After the War... 4.3: Dependence and Vulnerability 4.4: 'Dangerous Women' 4.5: Conclusion Conclusion Bibliography Index

Esther Eidinow is Professor and Chair in Ancient History at the University of Bristol

Eidinow's exploration of the trials of women enriches our understanding of social and legal processes that affected all Athenians, citizen status males or otherwise . . . Eidinow's meticulous detail . . . binds together our fragmentary glimpses of women's lives into a compelling account of the complex intersections of private and public speech, imagined and realized actions and threats, and unofficial religion and civic legal institutions, in a vivid picture of Athens.

• Acknowledgements List of Figures List of Abbreviations Part 1: The Women 1.1: Introduction: Overview and Approach 1.2: The Evidence 1.3: What Charges? 1.4: Conclusion Part 2: Envy 2.1: Introduction: 'As Rust Eats Iron' 2.2: Defining Emotions 2.3: Narratives as Phthonos 2.4: Phthonos and Misfortune 2.5: Conclusion Part 3: Poison 3.1: Introduction: 'A Relish for the Envious' 3.2: Identifying Gossip 3.3: Genres of Gossip 3.4: From Gossip to Action 3.5: Conclusion Part 4: Death 4.1: Introduction: 'Killed by Idle Gossip' 4.2: After the War... 4.3: Dependence and Vulnerability 4.4: 'Dangerous Women' 4.5: Conclusion Conclusion Bibliography Index

Esther Eidinow is Professor and Chair in Ancient History at the University of Bristol

Eidinow's exploration of the trials of women enriches our understanding of social and legal processes that affected all Athenians, citizen status males or otherwise . . . Eidinow's meticulous detail . . . binds together our fragmentary glimpses of women's lives into a compelling account of the complex intersections of private and public speech, imagined and realized actions and threats, and unofficial religion and civic legal institutions, in a vivid picture of Athens.

• Acknowledgements List of Figures List of Abbreviations Part 1: The Women 1.1: Introduction: Overview and Approach 1.2: The Evidence 1.3: What Charges? 1.4: Conclusion Part 2: Envy 2.1: Introduction: 'As Rust Eats Iron' 2.2: Defining Emotions 2.3: Narratives as Phthonos 2.4: Phthonos and Misfortune 2.5: Conclusion Part 3: Poison 3.1: Introduction: 'A Relish for the Envious' 3.2: Identifying Gossip 3.3: Genres of Gossip 3.4: From Gossip to Action 3.5: Conclusion Part 4: Death 4.1: Introduction: 'Killed by Idle Gossip' 4.2: After the War... 4.3: Dependence and Vulnerability 4.4: 'Dangerous Women' 4.5: Conclusion Conclusion Bibliography Index