Violence, justice, and law in classical antiquity : : collected papers of Andrew Lintott / / Andrew Lintott ; edited by Edward Bispham, J. Alison Rosenblitt.

• Superior document: Impact of empire ; Volume 46
• VerfasserIn: Lintott, A. W.
• TeilnehmendeR: Bispham, Edward,; Rosenblitt, J. Alison
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : Brill Academic Publishers,, 2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Impact of Empire (Roman Empire, c. 200 B.C.-A.D. 476) (Series) ; Volume 46.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (815 pages) :; illustrations.

"Violence, Justice, and Law in Classical Antiquity collects together forty-three of Andrew Lintott's most significant papers. Lintott's corpus of work exposes the fundamental reliance of ancient Romans (and Greeks) on violent measures, including their readiness to resort to violence in the manner of judicial "self-help" or political tyrannicide. The legitimation of violence in Roman culture and Roman political discourse informs the nature of Roman imperialism, and equally it is impossible to understand the illegitimate violence which characterised the political collapse of the Roman Republic without understanding its deep roots in the intellectually legitimised and legally sanctioned violence of Roman society"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Notes on contributors -- Introduction -- part 1. Violence and politics -- part 2. Roman state and Roman empire -- part 3. Law and society -- part 4. Historiography -- Glossary -- Bibliography of work by Andrew Lintott -- Works cited -- Index.