Summoned to Rome
Subtitle: famous trials from antiquity
By: Detlef Liebs ; translated by Rebecca L. R. Garber and Carole Curten
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9780520259621
Subjects: Trials; Justice, Administration of (Roman law); History
Work titles: Vor den Richtern Roms
Description: "Summoned to the Roman Courts is the first work by Detlef Liebs, an internationally recognized expert on ancient Roman law, to be made available in English. Originally presented as a series of popular lectures, this book brings to life a 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. Drawing on a wide variety of ancient sources, the author not only paints a vivid picture of ancient Roman society, but also illuminates how ancient legal practices still profoundly affect how the law is implemented today."--Pub. desc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Killing a sister for mourning a fallen enemy; title: Temporary end to trials involving black magic; title: A dowry hunter loses out; title: A naive buyer; title: The party's intention vs. the pedantry of jurists?; title: Cicero thwarts the intrigue of a powerful man; title: Defense against a lover's malice; title: Corrupter of morals through poetry, or accessory to a conspiracy?; title: A precautionary crucifixion; title: they hate mankind"?; title: A criminal organization; title: Brutal slave owners; title: Self-help is punished; title: Protecting a ward prevails over standard payment practices; title: A dispute among christians; title: The execution of heretics.