Summoned to the Roman Courts - Famous Trials From Antiquity

Zusatztext "Liebs provides an interesting mixture of detailed examination of several legal problems and consideration of more broadly conceived legal change over time." Informationen zum Autor Detlef Liebs ! Professor of Legal History and Civil Law at the University of Freiburg! is the author of Römische Jurisprudenz in Africa and Römisches Recht: Ein Studienbuch ! among other books. Klappentext "This book covers sixteen 'famous trials'-some familiar to readers with a classical background! others less well known-all of which shed light on uncommon aspects of social and legal history. Liebs draws attention to two important but relatively understudied issues in particular: the role of the judge in procedure and the significance of trials and their outcomes in the evolution of Roman law."-Jill D. Harries! Professor of Ancient History! University of St Andrews! and author of Cicero and the Jurists . Zusammenfassung Presents the thousand years of Roman history through sixteen studies of famous court cases - from the legendary trial of Horatius for the killing of his sister, to the trial of Jesus Christ, to that of the Christian leader Priscillian for heresy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction 1. Killing a Sister for Mourning a Fallen Enemy 2. Temporary End to Trials Involving Black Magic 3. A Dowry Hunter Loses Out 4. A Naive Buyer 5. The Party's Intention vs. the Pedantry of Jurists? 6. Cicero Thwarts the Intrigue of a Powerful Man 7. Defense against a Lover's Malice 8. Corrupter of Morals through Poetry! or Accessory to a Conspiracy? 9. A Precautionary Crucifixion 1. "They Hate Mankind" 11. A Criminal Organization? 12. Brutal Slave Owners 13. Self-Help Is Punished 14. Protecting a Ward Prevails over Standard Payment Practices 15. A Dispute among Christians 16. The Execution of Heretics Conclusion Notes Index ...

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Liebs, Detlef Liebs, Detlef/ Garber Liebs, Liebs Detlef
• Mitarbeit: Carole Gustely Curten (Übersetzung), Rebecca L. R. Garber (Übersetzung), Rebecca L.R. Garber (Übersetzung)
• Verlag: University Of California Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 10.05.2012
• EAN: 9780520259621
• ISBN: 978-0-520-25962-1
• Seiten: 288
• Serien: A Joan Palevsky book in classical literature; A Joan Palevsky Book in Classical Literature (UPCCP)
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Altertum; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Recht > Allgemeines, Lexika; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, LAW / General, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Roman law, Systems of law: Roman law