Petitions, litigation, and social control in Roman Egypt/

Main Author: Kelly, Benjamin
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford New York: Oxford University Press, 2011
Series:Oxford studies in ancient documents
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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.