A New Outline of the Roman Civil Trial

by Ernest Metzger

Overview

Roman litigation has long been a difficult subject for study, hampered by a lack of information concerning the practical operation of the civil courts. Using newly discovered evidence, Metzger presents an interpretation of how civil trials in Classical Rome were commenced and brought to judgement.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198264743
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/12/1998
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.80(d)
Lexile:	1580L (what's this?)

About the Author

University of Aberdeen

Table of Contents

Part I: Appointment1. A New Procedural Institution2. Granting a Trial for the Third Day3. A Divided Proceeding in iure4. The Appointment of the Judge5. Intertium and Comperendinu DiesPart II: Adjournment and Judgement6. Diem Diffindere7. Dividing the Fictional Day8. The One-day rule9. The Meaning of 'Divide'10. Antinoopolis Papyrus I. 2211. The Judge's Burden