In the late Roman Republic, acts of wrongdoing against individuals were prosectued in private courts, while the public courts trid cases which involved harm to the community as a whole. In this book, Riggsby investigates the types of cases heard by the public courts to offer a provocative new understanding of what has been described as crime in the Roman Republic and to illuminate the inherently political nature of the Roman public courts. Through the lens of Cicero's forensic oratory, Riggsby examines the four major public offenses - bribery, murder, riot and corruption. In addition, this book investigates types of cases heard by public courts to offer understanding of what was crime in the Roman Republic.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Texas Press
ISBN-13
9780292770997
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95360023
Product Key Features
Author
Andrew M. Riggsby
Publication Name
Crime and Community in Ciceronian Rome
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
1999
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
267 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
708g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Andrew M. Riggsby
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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