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The notion and understanding of law penetrated society in Ancient Rome to a degree unparalleled in modern times. The poet Juvenal, for instance, described the virtuous man as a good soldier, faithful guardian, incorruptible judge and honest witness.This book is concerned with four central questions: Who made the law? Where did a Roman go to discover what the law was? How has the law survived to be known to us today? And what procedures were there for putting the law into effect? In The Sources of Roman Law, the origins of law and their relative weight are described in the light of developing R

Using Roman literary and legal sources, this book assesses Roman penal policy through an examination of high-profile criminal cases, ranging from the Bacchanalian trials in 186 BC to the trials for treason and magic in the 4th century. Identifying Roman a