This book equips both lawyer and historian with a complete history of Roman law, from its beginnings c.1000 BC through to its re-discovery in Europe where it wa

Comprehensive and accessible, this book offers a concise synthesis of the evolution of the law in Western Europe, from ancient Rome to the beginning of the twen

Andrew Riggsby provides a survey of the main areas of Roman law, and their place in Roman life.

It is about Roman law in its social context, an attempt to strengthen the bridge between two spheres of discourse about ancient Rome by using the institutions o

Ancient Rome is the only society in the history of the western world whose legal profession evolved autonomously, distinct and separate from institutions of pol