Eva Cantarella

Eva Cantarella (* 1936 in Rome) is an Italian writer, historian and high school teacher.

Life

After her schooling Cantarella studied history. Cantarella was employed at the Law School of the University of Camerino Camerino, where she taught Roman law and ancient Greek law. Thereafter, it was high school teacher at the University of Milan. In many guest lectures Cantarella was represented at European and U.S. universities. At the New York University Law School in New York City, she received a visiting professorship.

Cantarella wrote several books that have been translated into various languages. As an author she is co-editor of the journal Dike. International Journal of Greek Law and the board of the authors of various journals such as Apollo. Bolettino di Musei del Provinciali Salernitano, Dionisio, Crime, Histoire et Sociétés and the Revista estudios latinos.

Works (selection)

• Studi sull'omicidio in diritto greco e romano, Milan, 1976
• Norma e sanzione in Omero. Contributo alla del protostoria diritto greco, Milan, 1979
• L' ambiguo malanno. Condizione e immagine della donna nell'antichità Greca e Romana, Rome, 1981
• Tacita Muta: la donna nella città antica, Rome, 1985
• Secondo natura. Nel mondo antico La bisessualità, Rome, 1988
• I supplizi capitali in Grecia ea Roma, Milan, 1991
• Diritto greco, Milan, 1994
• Passato prossimo. Donne novels as Tacita a Sulpicia, Milan, 1996
• Pompei. I volti dell'amore, Milan, 1998
• Storia del diritto romano, Milan, 1999
• Un giorno a Pompei, Naples, 1999 ( together with Luciana Jacobelli )
• Itaca. Eroi, donne, potere vendetta tra e diritto, 2004
• Istituzioni di diritto romano, Milan, 2007
• L' amore è un dio, Milan, 2007
• Ritorno della vendetta. Pena di morte: giustizia o Assassinio, Milan, 2007?
• Dammi mille Baci, Milan, 2009

Honors and Awards (selection)

• Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, 2002
• BAGUTTA Prize, 2003