Tag: Roman law

Commentary

  • “Religion and ius publicum.”

    - Cliffton Ando  “Religion and ius publicum,” in Religion and Law in Classical and Christian Rome, eds. Cliffton Ando and Jörg Rüpke. Stuttgart: 126-45., 2006.
    Overview: –  Law is a particularly fruitful means by which to investigate the relationship between religion and state. It is the mechanism by which the Roman state and its European successors have regulated religion, in the twin actions of constraining… More
  • “Law in Roman philosophy.”

    - Inwood, B. and F. D. Miller, Jr., “Law in Roman philosophy,” in Treatise of Legal Philosophy and General Jurisprudence Vol. VIA History of the Philosophy of Law from the Ancient Greeks to the Scholastics. Dordrecht: 133-65., 2007.
    Overview: –  Legal philosophy in late antiquity must be understood in relation to Roman law, a system which continued to evolve from the traditional founding of Rome (753 B.C.) until the fall of the Eastern Roman (or Byzantine) Empire (A.D. 1453). Rome… More