Ex Oriente Lex: Near Eastern Influences on Ancient Greek and Roman Law

by Raymond Westbrook, Deborah Lyons, Kurt Raaflaub

An essential collection of Raymond Westbrook's groundbreaking work on the cross-cultural history of ancient law.

Throughout the twelve essays that appear in Ex Oriente Lex, Raymond Westbrook convincingly argues that the influence of Mesopotamian legal traditions and thought did not stop at the shores of the Mediterranean, but rather had a profound impact on the early laws and legal developments of Greece and Rome as well. He...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421414678
• ISBN13: 9781421414676
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher