02783nam 2200673 450 99619906590331620170817203459.00-19-161887-X(CKB)2670000000132865(SSID)ssj0000628550(PQKBManifestationID)11359684(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000628550(PQKBWorkID)10711802(PQKB)10655289(StDuBDS)EDZ0000054882(MiAaPQ)EBC5746105(MiAaPQ)EBC7035104(Au-PeEL)EBL7035104(EXLCZ)99267000000013286520190430d2011 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrPetitions, litigation, and social control in Roman Egypt /Benjamin KellyOxford Oxford University Press20111 online resource (xvii, 427 p.) ill., mapsOxford studies in ancient documentsBrooklynNote 23 on page 252 refers to a Brooklyn papyrus.NBB0-19-173152-8 0-19-959961-0 Includes bibliographical references (pages [381]-404) and indexes.Introduction -- Petitions and social history -- Legal control in Roman Egypt -- Who used the justice system? -- Political ideologies in the legal realm -- Hierarchy and group solidarity -- Private dispute resolution and the shadow of the law -- Vexatious and vexing litigation -- Conclusions.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.Oxford studies in ancient documents.Justice, Administration of (Roman law)Actions and defenses (Roman law)Social controlEgyptHistoryTo 1500Egyptian lawCriminal lawEgyptHistoryArsinoite Nome (Egypt)EgyptSocial life and customsTo 332 B.CElectronic books.Justice, Administration of (Roman law)Actions and defenses (Roman law)Social controlHistoryEgyptian law.Criminal lawHistory.932.022NH 8014rvkKelly Benjamin476949MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996199065903316Petitions, litigation, and social control in Roman Egypt238824UNISA