Actors and Audience in the Roman Courtroom

First Published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. What would you see if you attended a trial in a courtroom in the early Roman empire? What was the behaviour of litigants, advocates, judges and audience? It was customary for Roman individuals out of general interest to attend the various courts held in public places in the city centre and as such the Roman courts held an important position in the Roman community on a sociological level as well as a letigious one.This book considers many aspects of Roman courts in the first two centuries AD, both civil and criminal, and illuminates the interaction of Romans of every social group.Actors and Audience in the Roman Courtroom is an essential resource for courses on Roman social history and Roman law as a historical phenomenon. In This Book, Using Evidence From Archaeology, Epigraphy, And Latin Literature. Leanne Bablitz Presents Detailed Reconstructions Of The Roman Courtroom, And Its Participants, And Also Offers Insight Into Many Of The More Practical Aspects Of The Daily Functioning Of The Roman Legal System.--book Jacket. The Location Of Legal Activities In The City Of Rome -- Reconstruction Of The Roman Courtroom -- The Litigant -- The Judge -- The Audience -- The Advocate -- The Advocate's Role Outside And In The Courtroom. Leanne Bablitz. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 253-263) And Indexes. Humanities BOOK COVER 1 TITLE 4 COPYRIGHT 5 CONTENTS 6 ILLUSTRATIONS 8 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 9 ABBREVIATIONS 10 INTRODUCTION 12 1 THE LOCATION OF LEGAL ACTIVITIES IN THE CITY OF ROME 24 2 RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ROMAN COURTROOM 62 3 THE LITIGANT 82 4 THE JUDGE 100 5 THE AUDIENCE 131 6 THE ADVOCATE 152 7 THE ADVOCATE’S ROLE OUTSIDE AND IN THE COURTROOM 181 CONCLUSIONS 210 NOTES 216 BIBLIOGRAPHY 264 INDEX LOCORUM 275 SUBJECT INDEX 290