Law and Life of Rome

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It would be pretty tough to argue that this isn't a great book. J.A. Crook provides a very through overview of Roman law and procedure from roughly 90 B.C.E. to 212 C.E. Under such rubrics as commerce, labor, and status, Crook explains in minute detail the workings of law as it related to society and social relations. Beware, this is specialized Roman history. A beginner could be in trouble if he is not aware of at least a basic outline of Roman history and society.
Most of what historians and scholars know about Roman law comes second hand through manuscripts of the day (Cicero, etc.). A big source for law in this period comes from Justinian's Digests, a massive compilation of law sources written in the 6th century C.E. The jurists who compiled this massive collection did so on the fly, so to speak, so it does leave much to be desired. There is also the problem that the Digests were compiled four to six centuries after the period in question. Other sources include works by Gaius, inscriptions found on tombs and in places such as Pompeii, and papyrus collections found in Egypt. At worst, so much is missing. At best, what we do have often has to be read between the lines in order to make connections to early Rome. Of course, this has never stopped scholars from doing their best to earn their PhDs.

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