Petitions, litigation, and social control in Roman Egypt
Through the analysis of legal documents surviving on papyrus such as petitions, reports of court proceedings & letters, this text examines the contribution that petitioning & litigation made to the maintenance of the social order in Roman Egypt between 30 BC & AD 284, & focuses on ho...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2011, 2011
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| Series: | Oxford studies in ancient documents / Oxford studies in ancient documents
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Through the analysis of legal documents surviving on papyrus such as petitions, reports of court proceedings & letters, this text examines the contribution that petitioning & litigation made to the maintenance of the social order in Roman Egypt between 30 BC & AD 284, & focuses on how the legal system achieved its formal goals |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 427 p. ill., maps |
| ISBN: | 9780191731525 |