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Harries, Jill

 
9780521535328: Law and Crime in the Roman World
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0521535328 ISBN 13 : 9780521535328
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

What was crime in ancient Rome? Was it defined by law or social attitudes? How did damage to the individual differ from offences against the community as a whole? This book explores competing legal and extra-legal discourses in a number of areas, including theft, official malpractice, treason, sexual misconduct, crimes of violence, homicide, magic and perceptions of deviance. It argues that court practice was responsive to social change, despite the ingrained conservatism of the legal tradition, and that judges and litigants were in part responsible for the harsher operation of justice in Late Antiquity. Consideration is also given to how attitudes to crime were shaped not only by legal experts but also by the rhetorical education and practices of advocates, and by popular and even elite indifference to the finer points of law.

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À propos de l'auteur

Jill Harries is Professor of Ancient History in the School of Classics at the University of St Andrews.

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521535328
ISBN 13 
9780521535328
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
160
Coordonnées du fabricant
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