Localized Law examines the legal archives of Babatha and Salome Komaise, which offer a window onto the practice of law in Maoza as it came under the control of the Roman Empire. A series of case studies of the various agents involved in the legal transactions illuminates the legal culture of this community and its practice of law and justice.
Localized Law examines the legal archives of Babatha and Salome Komaise, which offer a window onto the practice of law in Maoza as it came under the control of the Roman Empire. A series of case studies of the various agents involved in the legal transactions illuminates the legal culture of this community and its practice of law and justice.
Kimberley Czajkowski is a Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Edinburgh. She was previously a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Cluster of Excellence 'Religion and Politics', Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, and completed her doctorate at the University of Oxford. Her research interests pertain principally to law in the Roman Near East, with more general interests lying in the fields of Roman legal history, the history of the Jewish people under the Roman Empire, and in processes of 'Romanization'.
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Frontmatter List of Tables List of Abbreviations Introduction The Archives 'Provincialization' and Roman Law Multi-Legalisms, 'Legal Culture', and a 'Ground-Up' Approach The Archives within this Multi-Legal Approach 1: Beginning to Re-Interpret the Archives The Tales Told in the Archives Case Studies Concluding Remarks 2: The Scribes Reasons for Hiring a Scribe The Identity of the Scribes 3: Legal Advisors Legal Advisors in the Ancient World The Archives Scribes and Advisors: A Purely Terminological Distinction? 4: The Parties The Non-Greek Documents The Point of Change The Greek Documents 5: The Alternatives to the Assizes? Local Tribunals: A Socio-Anthropological Perspective The Possible Venues and Authorities for Alternative Legal Fora Local Tribunals and Roman Imperial Power: Effects and Interaction 6: The Roman Officials The Roman Governor in the Provinces The Roman Governor in the Archives The Spectre of the Roman Court 7: Conclusion Endmatter Bibliography Index
Frontmatter List of Tables List of Abbreviations Introduction The Archives 'Provincialization' and Roman Law Multi-Legalisms, 'Legal Culture', and a 'Ground-Up' Approach The Archives within this Multi-Legal Approach 1: Beginning to Re-Interpret the Archives The Tales Told in the Archives Case Studies Concluding Remarks 2: The Scribes Reasons for Hiring a Scribe The Identity of the Scribes 3: Legal Advisors Legal Advisors in the Ancient World The Archives Scribes and Advisors: A Purely Terminological Distinction? 4: The Parties The Non-Greek Documents The Point of Change The Greek Documents 5: The Alternatives to the Assizes? Local Tribunals: A Socio-Anthropological Perspective The Possible Venues and Authorities for Alternative Legal Fora Local Tribunals and Roman Imperial Power: Effects and Interaction 6: The Roman Officials The Roman Governor in the Provinces The Roman Governor in the Archives The Spectre of the Roman Court 7: Conclusion Endmatter Bibliography Index
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