LAW IN MANY PIECES.
The article looks at Roman law as a growing field of historical study, discussing changes in conceptual and theoretical approaches to the subgenres of ancient legal history while also exploring how narratives and legal commentaries provide context for understanding the development and interpretation...
| Publicado en: | Classical Philology Vol. 109; no. 4; pp. 346 - 366 |
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University of Chicago Press
Oct2014
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| Sumario: | The article looks at Roman law as a growing field of historical study, discussing changes in conceptual and theoretical approaches to the subgenres of ancient legal history while also exploring how narratives and legal commentaries provide context for understanding the development and interpretation of Roman laws. Particular attention is given to how narratives help identify rule-makers as well as how commentaries can be used to discover the diachronic development of criminal law in Rome. |
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