Greece, Rome, and the Bill of Rights

by Susan Ford Wiltshire

Susan Ford Wiltshire traces the evolution of the doctrine of individual rights from antiquity through the eighteenth century. The common thread through that long story is the theory of natural law. Growing out of Greek political thought, especially that of Aristotle, natural law became a major tenet of Stoic philosophy during the Hellenistic age and later became attached to Roman legal doctrine. It underwent several transformations during the Middle...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806193220
• ISBN13: 9780806193229
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"