Crime and Punishment in Ancient Rome

ISBN-13: 9780415113755 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 240 str.

Richard A. Bauman

Opis

Crime and punishment have concerned humanity since the beginning of social life. Their manifestations in ancient Rome remains an interesting topic, as the law of most European countries today is derived from ancient Roman law. The author tells the history of punishment from the Roman Republic to the late Empire, thus shedding light on some decisive aspects of Roman history. Trials for treason, sedition and corruption illuminate political history; common law crimes like murder, poisoning, rape, adultery and forgery sharpen the perception of social history; discussions of freedom of speech increase the understanding of intellectual history; and religious persecutions fill out the picture of religious history. This study should provide useful reading not only for the Roman historian, but for modern historians and lawyers, sociologists and those generally interested in classical antiquity.

Spis treści

Preface. List of Abbreviations. I. Introduction II. Trial by Magistrate and People III. Trial by Jury IV. Cicero on Punishment V. The New Courts: Augustus and Tiberius VI. The Maturing Cognito: Caligula and Claudius VII. Nero and the Stoics VIII. Domitian and Morality IX. Prefects and Criminal Trials X. The Growth of Criminal Jurisprudence: De Iudiciis Publicis XI. The Growth of Criminal Jurisprudence: De Poenis XII. Attitudes to Punishment XIII. In Retrospect Notes. Select bibliography. General index. Index to sources.

O autorze

Richard A. Bauman