When Two Men Fight: Legal implication of Brawling in the Ancient Near East
Two people have an argument. The conflict grows increasingly heated, and the two come to blows.
God and King: Interaction between Jewish and Greek Laws in Antiochus III
In this chapter I will discuss two examples of the juridical interaction between Greeks and Jews in Jerusalem during the Hellenistic Age
When Did Ancient Greece Become a Slave Society?
When did Athens and other Greek communities become slave societies? Almost all scholars believe that this development took place in the sixth century BCE. In 1898 the German historian Eduard Meyer delivered a famous lecture about slavery in the ancient world and argued that it did not play a major role in the Greek economy until the sixth century BCE and later.
Byzantine Intelligence Service
The basis on which the successful administration of the Roman Empire at its zenith was built was the cursus publicus, or the state post. This organization also made the service of intelligence more effective.
The Origin and Failure of Roman Sumptuary Laws
The Romans were not the first civilization to enact sumptuary laws; like much of their culture, they observed this first in Greek society.
Luxury in Ancient Rome: Scope, Timing and Enforcement of Sumptuary Laws
Luxury in Ancient Rome: Scope, Timing and Enforcement of Sumptuary Laws By Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci and Anna E. Pliseck Paper given at the 20th…
Roman anti-pagan legislation in theory and practice
In a generation, the Empire was transformed from one that persecuted Christianity to one that actively suppressed paganism — a remarkable turn.
MARRIAGE IN THE ROMAN IMPERIAL PERIOD
MARRIAGE IN THE ROMAN IMPERIAL PERIOD Konstantinos Mantas (Athens) POLIS: Revista de ideas y formas políticas de la Antigüedad Clásica, 11 (1999), pp.…
How Generous were the Romans in Granting Citizenship?
How Generous were the Romans in Granting Citizenship? Altay Cosku Labyrinth: An online journal published by the Classical Studies Department of the University…
Who's Your Daddy? Explaining the Rise of Roman Criminal Law
As a staunchly patriarchal society, it can be said with confidence that Ancient Rome firmly adhered to the adage that ‘father knows best.’