{"product_id":"the-state-the-law-and-the-people-in-the-roman-empire-a-sourcebook-hardback-9781107163164","title":"The State, the Law, and the People in the Roman Empire; A Sourcebook (Hardback) 9781107163164","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe State, the Law, and the People in the Roman Empire\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Sourcebook\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJudicious collection of legal texts in new translations, enabling their wider use in the study of Roman imperial history.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBrian Campbell (Edited and translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107163164, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 December 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e532 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm, 1.001 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis volume makes more widely available to students and teachers the treasure trove of evidence for the administrative, social, and economic history of Rome contained in the Digest and Codex of Justinian. What happened when people encountered the government exercising legal jurisdiction through governors, magistrates, and officials within the legal framework and laws sponsored by the state? How were the urban environment of Rome and Italy, the state's assets, and human relations managed? How did the mechanisms of control in the provinces affect local life and legal processes? How were contracts devised and enforced? How did banks operate? What was the experience of going to court like, and how did you deal with assault or insult or recover loss? How did you rent a farm or an apartment and protect ownership? The emperor loomed over everything, being the last resort in moderating relations between state and subject.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e List of maps\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Status and responsibility: freedom, slavery, citizenship\u003cbr\u003e 2. Public and private interests: Rome and Italy\u003cbr\u003e 3. Public and private interests: the provinces\u003cbr\u003e 4. Economic life\u003cbr\u003e 5. Government, citizens and property\u003cbr\u003e 6. Crime and punishment\u003cbr\u003e 7. Appearing in court\u003cbr\u003e 8. The emperor and the law\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e List of jurists and principal authors\u003cbr\u003e Index of passages cited\u003cbr\u003e General index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52415681003800,"sku":"9781107163164","price":99.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781107163164i.jpg?v=1784422830","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-state-the-law-and-the-people-in-the-roman-empire-a-sourcebook-hardback-9781107163164","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}