Public Order in Ancient Rome

Klappentext In this critical new study of the system of law and order in ancient Rome in both Republican and Imperial periods, Wilfried Nippel identifies the mechanisms of self-regulation which operated as a stabilizing force within Roman society. This case-study of ancient Rome has a comparative dimension and will interest legal historians of other pre-modern societies as well as ancient historians, anthropologists, sociologists and political scientists. Zusammenfassung This is a critical study of the system of law and order in ancient Rome in both Republican and Imperial periods. Wilfried Nippel identifies the mechanisms of self-regulation which operated as a stabilising force within Roman society! and considers the issue of the absence of a professional police force in the city of Rome! before and after the collapse of the Republic. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Republican principles of policing; 2. Late Republican political violence; 3. The collapse of the Republican order; 4. Features of the new Imperial order; Epilogue: Law and order in comparative perspective; Bibliographical essay; Bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: Wilfried Nippel, Wilfried (Humboldt-Universitat Zu Berlin) Nippel
• Assisted by: P. A. Cartledge (Editor), P. D. a. Garnsey (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.09.1995
• EAN: 9780521387491
• ISBN: 978-0-521-38749-1
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Key Themes in Ancient History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories