Public Records and Archives in Classical Athens By:"James P. Sickinger" Published on 1999 by UNC Press Books In this book, James Sickinger explores the use and preservation of public records in the ancient Athenian democracy of the archaic and classical periods. Athenian public records are most familiar from the survival of inscribed stelai, slabs of marble o This Book was ranked 3 by Google Books for keyword public records.