{"product_id":"law-and-power-in-the-making-of-the-roman-commonwealth-9781107420465","title":"Law and Power in the Making of the Roman Commonwealth","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA wide-ranging historical account of Roman law and legal institutions which explains how they were created and modified in relation to political developments and changes in power relations. It demonstrates the paramount importance of laws in securing political equilibrium, stability, the integration of conquered peoples and a long-lasting empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The genesis of a political community; 2. Early Roman institutions; 3. The Etruscans; 4. From Monarchy to Republic; 5. Rome's Republican institutions; 6. Toward Italian hegemony; 7. An aristocracy of government; 8. The evolution of Roman law and jurisprudence; 9. Rome's Mediterranean hegemony: new horizons in the third century BC; 10. The reforms of the Gracchi and the crisis of the Roman ruling class; 11. Sulla's attempted restoration and the twilight of the Republic; 12. Civil war; 13. Augustus: the construction of a new institutional system; 14. The architecture of governance; 15. The imperial order at its height; 16. An empire of cities; 17. The emperor and the law; 18. The conclusion of a long journey.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768979915095,"sku":"9781107420465","price":35.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781107420465.jpg?v=1758719239","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/law-and-power-in-the-making-of-the-roman-commonwealth-9781107420465","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}