02585nam 22005774a 450 991080719140332120200520144314.01-282-55507-397866125550770-253-00412-8(CKB)2560000000012919(OCoLC)613205699(CaPaEBR)ebrary10383935(SSID)ssj0000422220(PQKBManifestationID)11260845(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000422220(PQKBWorkID)10415929(PQKB)11257182(MiAaPQ)EBC516827(MdBmJHUP)muse17041(Au-PeEL)EBL516827(CaPaEBR)ebr10383935(CaONFJC)MIL255507(EXLCZ)99256000000001291920090527d2010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrLives behind the laws the world of the Codex Hermogenianus /Serena Connolly1st ed.Bloomington, IN Indiana University Pressc20101 online resource (297 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-253-22147-1 0-253-35401-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-259) and index.Seeking justice in the roman world -- The rescript system -- The rescript system in context -- Using the system -- The emperor and his petitioners.In this exploration of the administration of law and its role in the lives of ordinary people in the northern provinces of the Roman Empire, Serena Connolly draws upon a rich but little-known legal collection from the late 3rd century known as the Codex Hermogenianus. The codex is composed of imperial responses to petitions sent to Rome, written by a team of the emperor's legal experts. These petitions and responses provide a wealth of information about provincial legal administration and the lives of the non-elite petitioners. The man who prostituted his wife, the mother whose malicious son undersold her farm, and the slaves who posed as free men to get a loan are just a few of the lives to encounter. Lives behind the Laws makes a valuable contribution to Roman social, political, and legal history.Roman lawRoman law.340.5/4Connolly Serena475086MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807191403321Lives behind the laws41736UNINA