{"product_id":"lives-behind-the-laws-9780253221476","title":"Lives behind the Laws","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn exploration of the administration of law and its role in the lives of ordinary people in the northern provinces of the Roman Empire. It draws upon a rich but little-known legal collection from the late 3rd century known as the \"Codex Hermogenianus\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A very interesting contribution to our picture of the imperial system of petition and response.... Connolly gives us... a synoptic view of what was arguably the most important role of the Roman emperor during the Early Empire.\" —Michael Peachin, New York University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The diverse material from the CH, its description, analysis, and proposed contextual explanation, will pique different curiosities in different readers, and Connolly’s carefully argued and overall persuasive book will satisfy them all to some extent.\" —The European Legacy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] highly thought-provoking as well as finely written and carefully argued work, which will doubtlessly prove useful to those studying the Roman legal system and Diocletian's reign.\" —Phoenix\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The clear analytical design, up-to-date and well-researched bibliography, and demonstrated capacity for logistic analysis make this a valuable contribution to the social and administrative history of the later Roman Empire.\" —American Historical Review, 116.1, February 2011\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is truly a fine book, as readable and engaging as it is insightful.... [I]t should surely be on the shelves of every Roman social and legal historian\" —Bryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbbreviations \u003cbr\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Seeking Justice in the Roman World\u003cbr\u003e Petitioning in the Roman World\u003cbr\u003e2. The Rescript System\u003cbr\u003e The Codex Hermogenianus\u003cbr\u003e The Rescript System in Motion\u003cbr\u003e The Work of the scrinium libellorum \u003cbr\u003e3. The Rescript System in Context\u003cbr\u003e Petitioners\u003cbr\u003e Places \u003cbr\u003e4. Using the System \u003cbr\u003e \"With the Law\" \u003cbr\u003e \"Before the Law\"\u003cbr\u003e \"Against the Law\"\u003cbr\u003e5. The Emperor and his Petitioners\u003cbr\u003e Petitioners in Need: The New Understanding of Poverty\u003cbr\u003e The Roles of the Emperor\u003cbr\u003e Limits on the Emperor\u003cbr\u003e The Nexus of Power: Emperor, Officials, Petitioners\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 1\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 2\u003cbr\u003eMap\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400662131031,"sku":"9780253221476","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253221476.jpg?v=1730471235","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lives-behind-the-laws-9780253221476","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}