| Illustrations | |
| Preface | |
| Abbreviations | |
| Introduction: Policing and Social Control | 3 |
| Ch. 1 | Kyrios: Authority and Ambiguity in the Athenian Household | 9 |
| Ch. 2 | Trouble in the House: Disputes among Kin and Their Resolution Out of Court | 43 |
| Appendix: Kin Disputes | 68 |
| Ch. 3 | Slaves in the Household: Was Privacy Possible? | 70 |
| Appendix 1: Torture | 91 |
| Appendix 2: Instances of Torture | 93 |
| Appendix 3: What Slaves Knew | 94 |
| Ch. 4 | The Politics of Reputation: Gossip as a Social Construct | 96 |
| Appendix: Gossip in the Lawsuits | 118 |
| Ch. 5 | Policing Athens: Private Initiative and Its Limits | 120 |
| Appendix: Did Ephebes Have a Role as Police? | 151 |
| Ch. 6 | The Body of the Slave: Corporal Punishment in Athens | 154 |
| Conclusion: Athenian Society and State Reconsidered | 185 |
| Notes | 191 |
| Glossary | 247 |
