Roman Law Before the Twelve Tables: An Interdisciplinary Approach

This book re-evaluates the traditional narratives surrounding the origins of Roman law before the enactment of the Twelve Tables, drawing on international experts from different subject areas to offer new insights and perspectives on Rome's early legal history.

Format: Hardback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 31 March 2020
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

This book brings together a team of international experts from various subject areas, including law, history, archaeology, and anthropology, to re-evaluate the traditional narratives surrounding the origins of Roman law before the enactment of the Twelve Tables. The archaic period has been extensively studied, and relevant evidence from later periods continues to emerge. New methodologies are also bringing new interpretive inroads. The book explores whether, in light of recent developments in these fields, the earliest history of Roman law should be reconsidered. Drawing on the critical axioms of contemporary sociological and anthropological theory, the contributors offer new insights and perspectives on Rome's early legal history. They aim to revise our understanding of Roman legal history and enrich our appreciation of its culture as a whole.

Weight: 460g
Dimension: 241 x 312 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474443968