264 Pages
by
Routledge
264 Pages
by
Routledge
264 Pages
by
Routledge
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Using Roman literary and legal sources, this book 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. Identifying Roman attitudes to crime and punishment, this book brings out contrasts and developments in those attitudes.
O.F. Robinson examines... Read more
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
Biography
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).
