Roman law and maritime commerce / / edited by Peter Candy and Emilia Mataix Ferrándiz.

Bringing together specialists in ancient history, archaeology and Roman law, this book analyses the socio-legal framework within which maritime trade was conducted. In doing so, it presents a new understanding of the role played by legal and social institutions in the economy of the Roman world.

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Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh, Scotland : : Edinburgh University Press,, [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (217 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Illustrations
  • List of Contributors
  • Abbreviations
  • Chapter 1 Introduction: Roman Law and Maritime Commerce
  • Chapter 2 Aspects of the Origins of Roman Maritime Trade
  • Chapter 3 Contingent Movement: Seafaring, Contracts and Law
  • Chapter 4 Pirates’ Captives in Light of Roman Law
  • Chapter 5 The Personal Infrastructure of Maritime Trade
  • Chapter 6 On Dressel 20 and Beyond: Management, Punishment and Protection in the Context of Roman Imperial Oil Distribution
  • Chapter 7 Roman Documentation Concerning Shipping in Bulk
  • Chapter 8 Loans and Securities: Tracing Maritime Trade in the Archive of the Sulpicii
  • Chapter 9 Credit for Carriage: TPSulp. 78 and P. Oxy. XLV 3250
  • Chapter 10 The Allocation of Risk in Carriage-by-Sea Contracts
  • Index