O.F. Robinson

Penal Practice and Penal Policy in Ancient Rome

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Using Roman literary and legal sources, this text assesses Roman penal policy through an in-depth examination of six high-profile criminal cases, ranging from the Bacchanalian trials in 186 BC to the trials for treason and magic in the fourth century.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 404g
• ISBN-13: 9780415518437
• ISBN-10: 0415518431
• Artikelnr.: 35421521

Autorenporträt

O.F. Robinson is Professor Emeritus of Roman Law at Glasgow University. Her research interests are primarily Roman law and Roman law's later history. Her most important publications are Ancient Rome: City Planning and Administration (1992) and The Criminal Law of Ancient Rome (1995).

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Bacchanalian Affair 2. Cicero, Murder and the Courts 3. The Trial of
Cn. Piso Calpurnius in AD 20 4. Pliny and Repetundae Trials before the
Senate 5. Acta Martyrum Christianorum: the Extension of Torture 6. Some
Trials for Treason and Magic in the Fourth Century 7. Justinian the
Legislator 8. Crime and Punishment