Ancient Roman Lawyers and Modern Legal Ideals: Studies on the Impact of Contemporary Concerns in the Interpretation of Ancient Roman Legal History

by Kaius Tuori

The book explores the effects that the ideals of modern law had to ancient Roman jurists, or rather, how later authors describing Roman jurists knowingly or unknowingly made the Romans reflect the ideals and virtues of their own time. It is claimed that many of the 19th century scholars presented Romans almost as Germans in togas. Through the lives and works of classical Roman jurists, such as Q. Mucius Scaevola, Labeo, Capito, and Salvius Julianus,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3465040341
• ISBN13: 9783465040347
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Verlag Vittorio Klostermann
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.4"