Murder Was Not a Crime : : Homicide and Power in the Roman Republic /

Murder Was Not a Crime : : Homicide and Power in the Roman Republic / / Judy E. Gaughan.

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Embarking on a unique study of Roman criminal law, Judy Gaughan has developed a novel understanding of the nature of social and political power dynamics in republican government. Revealing the significant relationship between political power and attitudes toward homicide in the Roman republic, Murde...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Gaughan, Judy E.,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©2009
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Ashley and Peter Larkin Series in Greek and Roman Culture
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Physical Description:1 online resource (214 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Killing And The King
  • 2. Power Of Life And Death: Pater And Res Publica
  • 3. Killing And The Law, 509–450 B.C.E.
  • 4. Murder Was Not A Crime, 449–81 B.C.E.
  • 5. Capital Jurisdiction, 449–81 B.C.E.
  • 6. License To Kill
  • 7. Centralization Of Power And Sullan Ambiguity
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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