Petitions, litigation, and social control in Roman Egypt / / Benjamin Kelly

• Autore: Kelly Benjamin
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvii, 427 p.) : ill., maps
• Disciplina: 932.022
• Soggetto topico: Justice, Administration of (Roman law); Actions and defenses (Roman law); Social control - Egypt - History - To 1500; Egyptian law; Criminal law - Egypt - History
• Soggetto geografico: Arsinoite Nome (Egypt); Egypt Social life and customs To 332 B.C
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Classificazione: NH 8014
• Note generali: Note 23 on page 252 refers to a Brooklyn papyrus.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages [381]-404) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Petitions, litigation, and social control in Roman Egypt
• ISBN: 0-19-161887-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996199065903316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Oxford studies in ancient documents.