Lives Behind the Laws The World of the Codex Hermogenianus

Name: Lives Behind the Laws The World of the Codex Hermogenianus
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ISBN: 9780253221476

ISBN-10: 0253221471

ISBN-13: 9780253221476

Edition: 2010

Authors: Serena Connolly

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In this exploration of the administration of law and its role in the lives of ordinary people in the northern provinces of the Roman Empire, Serena Connolly draws upon a rich but little-known legal collection from the late 3rd century known as theCodex Hermogenianus. The codex is composed of imperial responses to petitions sent to Rome, written by a team of the emperor's legal experts. These petitions and responses provide a wealth of information about provincial legal administration and the lives of the non-elite petitioners. The man who prostituted his wife, the mother whose malicious son undersold her farm, and the slaves who posed as free men to get a loan are just a few of the lives to…

Book details

Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 2/5/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 6.69" wide x 8.90" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Preface and Acknowledgments


List of Abbreviations


Introduction



Seeking Justice in the Roman World


Petitioning in the Roman World



The Rescript System


The Codex Hermogenianus


The Rescript System in Motion


The Work of the scrinium libellorum



The Rescript System in Context


Petitioners


Places



Using the System


"With the Law"


"Before the Law"


"Against the Law"



The Emperor and His Petitioners


Petitioners in Need: The New Understanding of Poverty


The Roles of the Emperor


Limits on the Emperor


The Nexus of Power: Emperor, Officials, Petitioners


Conclusion



The Skaptopara Inscription



Catalog of Extant Entries from the Codex Hermogenianus


Map


Notes


Bibliography


Index