Murder was not a crime
Subtitle: homicide and power in the Roman republic
By: by Judy E. Gaughan.
Series: Ashley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman culture
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780292721111
Subjects: Murder (Roman law); Homicide (Roman law); Rome -- Politics and government -- 510-30 B.C
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Killing and the king; title: Power of life and death : pater and res publica; title: Killing and the law, 509-450 B.C.E; title: Murder was not a crime, 449-81 B.C.E; title: Capital jurisdiction, 449-81 B.C.E; title: License to kill; title: Centralization of power and sullan ambiguity.