Roman Law before the Twelve Tables : : An Interdisciplinary Approach / / Sinclair W. Bell, Paul J. du Plessis.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
• VerfasserIn: Bell, Sinclair W.,; du Plessis, Paul J.,
• MitwirkendeR: Amunátegui Perelló, Carlos Felipe,; Armstrong, Jeremy,; Bell, Sinclair W,; Clackson, James,; Colognesi, Luigi Capogrossi,; Laurend, Rossella,; Maggiani, Adriano,; Naglak, Matthew C,; Plessis, Paul J du,; Pottage, Alain,; Rocco, Marco,; Smith, Christopher,; Terrenato, Nicola,; Warden, P Gregory,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (216 p.)

Challenges current orthodox views about the origins of Roman lawRe-evaluates current debates surrounding the origins, nature and legacy of Roman lawBrings together an international and interdisciplinary range of contributorsLooks beyond the solitary context of Roman law’s origins by drawing upon the critical axioms of anthropological theoryIncludes an up-to-date study of legal texts from other early Italic societies, incorporating important recent archaeological discoveriesBringing together a team of international experts from different subject areas – including law, history, archaeology and anthropology – this book re-evaluates the traditional narratives surrounding the origins of Roman law before the enactment of the Twelve Tables. Much is now known about the archaic period, relevant evidence from later periods continues to emerge and new methodologies bring the promise of interpretive inroads. This book explores whether, in light of recent developments in these fields, the earliest history of Roman law should be reconsidered. Drawing upon the critical axioms of contemporary sociological and anthropological theory, the contributors yield new insights and offer new perspectives on Rome’s early legal history. In doing so, they seek to revise our understanding of Roman legal history as well as to enrich our appreciation of its culture as a whole.ContributorsJeremy Armstrong, University of Auckland, New Zealand. Sinclair W. Bell, Northern Illinois University, USA. Luigi Capogrossi Colognesi, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy. James Clackson, University of Cambridge and Jesus College, Cambridge, UK.Paul J. du Plessis, University of Edinburgh. Rossella Laurendi, University of Genoa, Italy. Adriano Maggiani, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy.Matthew C. Naglak, University of Michigan, USA. Carlos Felipe Amunátegui Perelló, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Alain Pottage, London School of Economics, UK.Marco Rocco, University of Padua, Italy. Christopher Smith, University of St Andrews, UK. Nicola Terrenato, University of Michigan, USA. P. Gregory Warden, Franklin University Switzerland.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- The Contributors -- Introduction: The Dawn of Roman Law -- Part I The Materiality of Roman Law: New Archaeological Discoveries -- Chapter 1 Roman Law in its Italic Context -- Chapter 2 Central Italian Elite Groups as Aristocratic Houses in the Ninth to Sixth Centuries BCE -- Chapter 3 Authority and Display in Sixth-Century Etruria: The Vicchio Stele -- Part II Constructing Early Roman Law: Sources and Methods -- Chapter 4 The Twelve Tables and the leges regiae: A Problem of Validity -- Chapter 5 The leges regiae in Livy: Narratological and Stylistic Strategies -- Chapter 6 The leges regiae through Tradition, Historicity and Invention: A Comparison of Historico-literary and Jurisprudential Sources -- Chapter 7 The Laws of the Kings – A View from a Distance -- Chapter 8 Beyond the Pomerium: Expansion and Legislative Authority in Archaic Rome -- Part III Roman Law in Historiography and Theory -- Chapter 9 Niebuhr and Bachofen: New Forms of Evidence on Roman History -- Chapter 10 Finding Melanesia in Ancient Rome: Mauss’ Anthropology of nexum -- Index