古代雅典的奴隶“警察”——西徐亚弓箭手

Slave Police of Ancient Athens——Scythian Archers

西徐亚弓箭手是古代雅典的公共奴隶,充当着雅典的“城市警察”。本文利用公元前五至四世纪的喜剧材料和演说词,从西徐亚弓箭手的起源和身份、职能以及他们在雅典社会的地位三个方面考察了古代雅典这一特殊的奴隶阶层。

Scythian archers were public slaves who served ＂urban police＂. The literary accounts of the Scythian archers come primarily from the 5th and 4th comedy and oratory of other writers. This article tells about the origin and identity, the function and status of these archers.