In times where the production of academic articles abounds, as a result of the forced home exile imposed on us by the current context, it is necessary to offer an alternative way of understanding arbitration, but this time, from the entertainment offered by ancient history.
This humble essay offers a pleasant narrative to the eye of the professional dedicated to refereeing, as well as to the teacher who intends to captivate his students by moving from the theoretical to the practical level, adding a touch of Greek historical revisionism.
In this understanding, a story will be presented that brings together defining aspects of arbitration, such as, for example, the arbitration clause, seat of arbitration, selection of the sole arbitrator, procedural law, mission of the arbitrator, among others.
Entering into the universe of Greek mythology, it is appropriate to recall that one of the oldest precedents in the field of arbitration that history offers us, comes from Ancient Greece and originates with a myth known as the “Trial of Paris” (1).