Roman law and the legal world of the Romans

In This Book, Andrew Riggsby Offers A Survey Of The Main Areas Of Roman Law, Both Substantive And Procedural, And How The Legal World Interacted With The Rest Of Roman Life. Emphasising Basic Concepts, He Recounts Its Historical Development And Focuses In Particular On The Later Republic And Early Centuries Of The Roman Empire. The Volume Is Designed As An Introductory Work, With Brief Chapters That Will Be Accessible To College Students With Little Knowledge Of Legal Matters Or Roman Antiquity. The Text Is Also Free Of Technical Language And Latin Terminology. It Can Be Used In Courses On Roman Law, Roman History, Or Comparative Law, But It Will Also Serve As A Useful Reference For More Advanced Students And Scholars-- Introduction -- Roman History : The Brief Version -- Sources Of Roman Law -- Sources For Roman Law -- The Legal Professions -- Legal Education -- Social Control -- Legal (in)equality -- Writing And The Law -- Status -- Civil Procedure -- Contracts -- Ownership And Possession -- Other Rights Over Property -- Inheritance -- Women And Property -- Family Law -- Delict -- Crimes And Punishments -- Religious Law -- Law In The Provinces -- Conclusion. Andrew M. Riggsby. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover 1 Half-title 3 Title 5 Copyright 6 Contents 9 1. Introduction 13 Romans and Roman Law 13 Purposes 17 Structure 20 2. Roman History – The Brief Version 23 The Monarchy 24 The Republic 25 The Empire 29 Periods of Legal History 32 Roman Citizenship 34 3. Sources of Roman Law 37 The Principal Sources of Law 37 “The Edict” 40 Relationship between Sources 42 4. Sources for Roman Law 47 Technical Sources (Reference) 49 Technical Sources (Documentary) 52 Nontechnical Sources 54 5. The Legal Professions 59 The Two Professions 59 Some Complications 61 Other Terminology 66 6. Legal Education 69 7. Social Control 79 Violence 80 Defamation 82 Disgrace 84 Maintaining Order 87 8. Legal (In)equality 89 Costs of Litigation 90 Credibility 92 Corruption 94 9. Writing and the Law 99 Writing the Laws 100 Documents and Sayings 103 Documents in Legal Proceedings 105 10. Status 111 Freedom and Slavery 111 Citizenship 115 Statuses of the Free 117 Age 118 Insanity 120 Peculium and Agency 121 11. Civil Procedure 123 Formulary Procedure 124 Legis Actiones 128 Cognitio 130 12. Contracts 133 13. Ownership and Possession 147 Ownership 148 Possession 151 The Actio Publiciana 154 14. Other Rights over Property 155 Usus and Usufruct 155 Servitudes 158 Damnum Infectum 161 Joint Ownership 162 15. Inheritance 165 Wills 166 Intestate Succession 169 Fideicommissa 174 16. Women and Property 177 Women and Marriage 178 Guardianship of Women 179 Dowry 181 17. Family Law 185 Marriage and Divorce 186 Extramarital Affairs 192 Children 193 Christianity 196 18. Delict 199 Damnum Iniuria Datum (Property Damage) 200 Furtum (Theft) 202 Iniuria 203 19. Crimes and Punishments 207 Republican Procedures 208 Republican Offenses 210 Changes under the Empire 214 20. Religious Law 217 Sacred Things 218 Checking with the Gods 220 The Power of Religious Law 223 21. Law in the Provinces 227 Citizenship and Jurisdiction 227 Law in the Provinces 229 Foreign Effects on Roman Law 235 22. Conclusion 241 Documents 247 Where are these documents from? 247 A Note on Names 248 [1] TPSulp 2 249 [2] TPSulp 4 249 [3] TPSulp 23 250 [4] TPSulp 43 251 [5] TPSulp 45 252 [6] TPSulp 46 254 [7] TPSulp 48 255 [8] TPSulp 49 256 [9] TPSulp 51 257 [10] TPSulp 54 258 [11] TPSulp 56 259 [12] TPSulp 60 260 [13] TPSulp 68 261 [14] TPSulp 78 262 [15] TPSulp 79 263 [16] TPSulp 82 264 [17] FIRA 3.24 264 [18] FIRA 3.47 265 [19] FIRA 3.54 267 [20] FIRA 3.64 268 [21] FIRA 3.80s 269 [22] FIRA 3.81g+h 270 [23] FIRA 3.85c+f 271 [24] FIRA 3.106 a, c, f, i, and m 271 [25] FIRA 3.137 273 [26] P. Yadin 28–30 273 [27] Pliny, Letters 68 and 69 274 Pliny to Emperor Trajan 274 Trajan to Pliny 275 Glossary 277 Index 287 Further Reading 291 PRIMARY TEXTS 291 MoDERN SCHoLARSHIP 292 "In this book, Andrew Riggsby offers a survey of the main areas of Roman law, both substantive and procedural, and how the legal world interacted with the rest of Roman life. Emphasising basic concepts, he recounts its historical development and focuses in particular on the later Republic and early centuries of the Roman Empire. The volume is designed as an introductory work, with brief chapters that will be accessible to college students with little knowledge of legal matters or Roman antiquity. The text is also free of technical language and Latin terminology. It can be used in courses on Roman law, Roman history, or comparative law, but it will also serve as a useful reference for more advanced students and scholars"-- Résumé de l'éditeur "In this book, Andrew Riggsby offers a survey of the main areas of Roman law, both substantive and procedural, and how the legal world interacted with the rest of Roman life. Emphasising basic concepts, he recounts its historical development and focuses in particular on the later Republic and early centuries of the Roman Empire. The volume is designed as an introductory work, with brief chapters that will be accessible to college students with little knowledge of legal matters or Roman antiquity. The text is also free of technical language and Latin terminology. It can be used in courses on Roman law, Roman history, or comparative law, but it will also serve as a useful reference for more advanced students and scholars"-- Provided by publisher In this book, Andrew Riggsby offers a survey of the main areas of Roman law, both substantive and procedural, and how the legal world interacted with the rest of Roman life. Emphasizing basic concepts, he recounts its historical development and focuses in particular on the later Republic and early centuries of the Roman Empire. The volume is designed as an introductory work, with brief chapters that will be accessible to college students with little knowledge of legal matters or Roman antiquity. The text is also free of technical language and Latin terminology. It can be used in courses on Roman law, Roman history, or comparative law, but it will also serve as a useful reference for more advanced students and scholars.