Actors and Audience in the Roman Courtroom

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-415-42760-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 622 g

Reihe: Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies

What would you see if you attended a trial in a courtroom in the early Roman empire? What was the behaviour of litigants, advocates, judges and audience?

It was customary for Roman individuals out of general interest to attend the various courts held in public places in the city centre and as such, the Roman courts held an important position in the Roman community on a sociological level as well as a litigious one.

This book considers many aspects of Roman courts in the first two centuries AD, both civil and criminal, and illuminates the interaction of Romans of every social group.

Actors and Audience in the Roman Courtroom is an essential resource for courses on Roman social history and Roman law as a historical phenomenon.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bablitz, Leanne

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Römische Geschichte
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsgeschichte, Recht der Antike

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Location of Legal Activities in the City of Rome 2. Reconstruction of the Roman Courtroom 3. The Litigant 4. The Judge 5. The Audience 6. The Advocate 7. The Advocate’s Role Outside and in the Courtroom

Über Autor(innen)

Leanne Bablitz is Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, where she teaches Imperial Roman History and Roman Law.