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THE OXFORD HANDBOOK OF

ROMAN LAW
AND SOCIETY
Edited by

PAUL J. DU PLESSIS
CLIFFORD ANDO
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KAIUS TUORI

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CoNTENTS

List of Abbreviations xiii

List of Contributors xv
A Note on Terms and Translations xvii

PART I INTRODUCTION
r. A Word from the Editors J
Peur |. DU PLESSTS, Crrrrono ANoo, aNo Kerus Tuonr

z. Framing "Law and Society" in the Roman World 8

|,LNNn PororvsN

PART II READING ROMAN tAW

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3. More than Codes: Roman Ways of Organising
and Giving Access to Legal Information 23
Denro MaNrovnNr

4. Epigraphy 43
Touuaso Bn,ccro

5. furistic Papyrology and Roman Law S6

|os6 Lurs AroNso

6. Roman Law and Latin Literature 7o
MrcHtrE Lownrs

PART III THE CONSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE

OF THE ROMAN STATE

7. SPQR: Institutions and Popular Participation

in the Roman Republic 8S

Fnexcrsco PrNe Poro

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VII1 CONTENTS

8. The Emperor, the Law and Imperial Administration 98

WEnNnn Ecx

9. Provincial Administration 111

foHN RTcUARDSoN
ro. Local Administration L24
Sasxra T. RosBreen

t Collegia and their Impact on the Constitutional Structure

of the Roman State t37
foNerueN S. Ppnnv

PART IVLEGAT PROFESSIONATS

AND LEGAL CULTURE
o. Legal Education and Training of Lawyers LsL

frrr Hennrrs
13. Lawyers in Administration 164
Mrcn-e.Er PrecnrN
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r4. Legal Writing and Legal Reasoning 176
Urnrrn BasusrA.ux
15. Greek Philosophy and Classical Roman Law: A Brief Overview 188

|econ GnreIJ
16. Rhetoric and Roman Law 200
AcNrnszre KecpRzer

PART V SETTLING DISPUTES

CIVIL ACTIONS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE
17. Magistrates who Made and Applied the Law 2r9
FnnoeRrr |. Vnnverr

r8. Roman Courts and Private Arbitration 234

LeaNNE, Benrrrz
19. Republican Civil Procedure: Sanctioning Reluctant Defendants 245
EnNrsr Mnrzcrn

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CONTENTS iX

20. Imperial Cognitio Process 257

Tnoues RupNrn
zr. Evidence and Argument: The Truth of Prestige
and its Performance 270
Errzenprn A. Mrvsn
zz. Legal Pluralism in Practice 283
CrrrroRo ANoo

CRIMINAL LAW AND SOCIA L ORDER

23. Police Functions and Public Order 297

CHnrstopnrn |. FuHnueNN
24. Public and Private Criminal Law 310
ANonrw Rrccssv
25. Crimes against the Individual: Violence and Sexual Crimes 322
AxtZ. BnvrN

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Cerrrr Wrrrrlusox

PART VI PERSONS BEFORE THE LAW

STATUS

27. Social Status, Legal Status and Legal Privilege 349

Tnrsr,c.N S. Tevron

28. Legally Marginalised Groups-The Empire 362

RonEnr KNepp

29. Repression, Resistance and Rebellion 374

BruJaurN Kerrv

3o. Slavery: Social Position and Legal Capacity 386

Rrcneno Gaueup

3r. Manumission 402

HBNRTT MouRrrsEN

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X CONTENTS

GENDER

32. Women and Patriarchy in Roman Law 4r9

EvL CINTIRELLA

33. Defining Gender 432

Merrnrw |. Pennv
34. Women as Legal Actors 443
VERTNI HerswecHs

PART VII
LEGAL RELATIONS
PERSONS AND FAMILY

35. Family 461

SuzeNNs DtxoN

36. Husband and Wife 473

|axun UnsaNrr
o 37. Child and Parent in Roman Law 487 o
Vrrm VuoreNro

38. Inheritance 498

Eve |exnn

PRO PERT Y

39. The Economic Structure of Roman Property Law 5r3

RrcnaRo A. EpsrsIN

4o. Ownership and Power in Roman Law 524

Lurcr Cepocnossr CorocNBsr

4r. Possession in Roman Law 537

CHRrsrrers Berous

42. Possession and Provincial Practice 553

ANonEn |onorNs

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OBLIGATIONS

a3. Obligatioin Roman Law and Society 569

Davro IssrrsoN

44. Contracts, Commerce and Roman Society 58r

Ronnnro Fronr

45. The Scope and Function of Civil Wrongs in Roman Society 596
M. FronreNA CURSr

ECONOMICS

46. Price Setting and Other Attempts to Control the Economy 6o9
Ecnanr Koops

47. Law, Business Ventures and Trade 6zr

f E,rN-|,rcquE,s AuneRt

48. Urban Landlords and Tenants 6ls

Peur |. ou Pressrs
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49. Tenure of Land and Agricultural Regulation 6+6
DENNTS P. KnnoB

5o. Roman Law, Markets and Market Prices 66o

Luux or Lrct

Index 67t

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