- Hardcover: 168 pages
- Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (5 Dec 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0415089948
- ISBN-13: 978-0415089944
- Product Dimensions: 21.7 x 14.4 x 1.8 cm
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The notion and understanding of law penetrated society in Ancient Rome to a degree unparalleled in modern times. The poet Juvenal, for instance, described the virtuous man as a good soldier, faithful guardian, incorruptible judge and honest witness.
This book is concerned with four central questions: Who made the law? Where did a Roman go to discover what the law was? How has the law survived to be known to us today? And what procedures were there for putting the law into effect? In The Sources of Roman Law, the origins of law and their relative weight are described in the light of developing Roman history. This is a topic that appeals to a wide range of readers: the law student will find illumination for the study of the substantive law; the student of history will be guided into an appreciation of what Roman law means as well as its value for the understanding and interpretation of Roman history. Both will find invaluable the description of how the sources have survived to inform our legal system and pose their problems for us.
This book is concerned with four central questions: Who made the law? Where did a Roman go to discover what the law was? How has the law survived to be known to us today? And what procedures were there for putting the law into effect? In The Sources of Roman Law, the origins of law and their relative weight are described in the light of developing Roman history. This is a topic that appeals to a wide range of readers: the law student will find illumination for the study of the substantive law; the student of history will be guided into an appreciation of what Roman law means as well as its value for the understanding and interpretation of Roman history. Both will find invaluable the description of how the sources have survived to inform our legal system and pose their problems for us.
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Once upon a time, and I use the traditional phrase deliberately, Rome was a small city state governed by kings and closely connected to the Etruscans, a relatively advanced people of central Italy, with wide trading links. Read the first page
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This book provides a very short overview of Roman law, focusing on the historical sources of Roman law. It is mostly concerned with private law, although the first chapter discusses public and constitutional law.
I found the book to at times seem more like listening in on an academic conference about Roman law than reading a book. Very often, Robinson cited sources or other academics without explanation. Near the end, she discusses other historians' arguments, as if the reader is in on the game. At the very end, she seems to take a jab at another historian whose treatise on Roman literature ignored law. As such, this book is probably more appropriate for somebody who had read mass market book or taken a class on Roman law first.
I also thought Robinson's writing style was a bit long-winded. Many of the sentences were far too long, with semicolons placed in between what should have been separate sentences. This, in addition to the book's depth, made it a bit difficult to read. If you do read it, I think you'll find some interesting points, but it could have been made more accessible.
I found the book to at times seem more like listening in on an academic conference about Roman law than reading a book. Very often, Robinson cited sources or other academics without explanation. Near the end, she discusses other historians' arguments, as if the reader is in on the game. At the very end, she seems to take a jab at another historian whose treatise on Roman literature ignored law. As such, this book is probably more appropriate for somebody who had read mass market book or taken a class on Roman law first.
I also thought Robinson's writing style was a bit long-winded. Many of the sentences were far too long, with semicolons placed in between what should have been separate sentences. This, in addition to the book's depth, made it a bit difficult to read. If you do read it, I think you'll find some interesting points, but it could have been made more accessible.
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