Law, Politics and Society in the Ancient Mediterranean World

by: Halpern, B. Hobson, D.W.

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The 11 essays in this collection focus on the social context of the law in such areas as old Babylonian Mesopotamia, biblical Isreal, classical Athens, Rome and Roman Greece, Italy and Egypt, the Byzantine Levant, and the Middle Ages. Contributors include: R Yaron (Social problems and policies in the ancient Near East) ; RR Wilson (The role of law in early Israelite society) ; VJ Hunter (Agnatic kinship in Athenian law) ; M Deslauriers (Implications of Aristotle's conception of authority) ; J Edmondson (Law and imperialism in Republican Rome) ; RS Bagnall (Slavery and society in late Roman Egypt)

Social problems and policies in the Ancient Near East / Reuven Yaron
Some Late Bronze Age legal tablets from the British Museum / Maynard P. Maidman
The role of law in early Israelite society / Robert P. Wilson
Agnatic kinship in Athenian law and Athenian family practice / Virginia J. Hunter
Some implications of Aristotle's conception of authority / Marguerite Deslauriers
Social status and social behaviour as criteria in judicial proceedings in the late republic / Paul R. Swarney
Instrumenta imperii: law and imperialism in Republican Rome / Jonathan Edmondson
The impact of law on village life in Roman Egypt / Deborah W. Hobson
Slavery and society in late Roman Egypt / Roger S. Bagnall
Palestine and Justinian's legislation on non-Christian religions / Patrick T.R. Gray
Truth or [pesat]? Issues in law and exegesis / Martin I. Lockshin

Subjects:
Civilization
Droit ancien
Histoire ancienne
History, Ancient
Law, Ancient
Maatschappij
Mediterranean Region
Mediterranean Region Civilization
Mediterranean Region History To 476
Mediterranean Region Politics and government
Mediterranean region History, to 640
Méditerranée, Région de la Civilisation
Méditerranée, Région de la Politique et gouvernement
Middle East History To 622
Politics and government
Politiek
Rome (Italy) Politics and government 510-30 B.C
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Law, Politics and Society in the Ancient Mediterranean World

by: Halpern, B. Hobson, D.W.

• ISBN-13: 9781850753506 / 978-1-85075-350-6
• ISBN-03: 1850753504 / 1-85075-350-4
• Sheffield Academic Press, Scheffield, 1993

Price: 54,88 EURO

1 copy in stock