Author: Alan Watson
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 9780812220360
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
The most famous and influential collection of legal materials in world history, now available in a four-volume English-language paperback edition.
The Digest of Justinian
Author: Alan Watson
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 9780812220360
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
The most famous and influential collection of legal materials in world history, now available in a four-volume English-language paperback edition.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 9780812220360
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
The most famous and influential collection of legal materials in world history, now available in a four-volume English-language paperback edition.
The Digest of Justinian, Volume 3
Author: Alan Watson
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812205537
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
When Justinian became sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire in A.D. 527, he ordered the preparation of three compilations of Roman law that together formed the Corpus Juris Civilis. These works have become known individually as the Code, which collected the legal pronouncements of the Roman emperors, the Institutes, an elementary student's textbook, and the Digest, by far the largest and most highly prized of the three compilations. The Digest was assembled by a team of sixteen academic lawyers commissioned by Justinian in 533 to cull everything of value from earlier Roman law. It was for centuries the focal point of legal education in the West and remains today an unprecedented collection of the commentaries of Roman jurists on the civil law. Commissioned by the Commonwealth Fund in 1978, Alan Watson assembled a team of thirty specialists to produce this magisterial translation, which was first completed and published in 1985 with Theodor Mommsen's Latin text of 1878 on facing pages. This paperback edition presents a corrected English-language text alone, with an introduction by Alan Watson. Links to the three other volumes in the set: Volume 1 [Books 1-15]Volume 2 [Books 16-29]Volume 4 [Books 41-50]
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812205537
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
When Justinian became sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire in A.D. 527, he ordered the preparation of three compilations of Roman law that together formed the Corpus Juris Civilis. These works have become known individually as the Code, which collected the legal pronouncements of the Roman emperors, the Institutes, an elementary student's textbook, and the Digest, by far the largest and most highly prized of the three compilations. The Digest was assembled by a team of sixteen academic lawyers commissioned by Justinian in 533 to cull everything of value from earlier Roman law. It was for centuries the focal point of legal education in the West and remains today an unprecedented collection of the commentaries of Roman jurists on the civil law. Commissioned by the Commonwealth Fund in 1978, Alan Watson assembled a team of thirty specialists to produce this magisterial translation, which was first completed and published in 1985 with Theodor Mommsen's Latin text of 1878 on facing pages. This paperback edition presents a corrected English-language text alone, with an introduction by Alan Watson. Links to the three other volumes in the set: Volume 1 [Books 1-15]Volume 2 [Books 16-29]Volume 4 [Books 41-50]
The Digest of Roman Law
Author: Justinian I (Emperor of the East)
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0140443436
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The Civil Law of Rome in its developed form -- in its clarity, simplicity and orderliness -- is undoubtedly one of the supreme achievements of the human mind and spirit. Brought to its finest flowering by the Emperor Justinian, it has had a continuing and pervading influence on subsequent civilizations. Soon after becoming emperor, Justinian put in train the codification of the law, which had evolved over thirteen centuries. In 533 the Commission, headed by 'the eminent Tribonian', published "The digest", their most celebrated and substantial work. The selections contained in this volume constitute the Roman law of delicts. Most of the cases discussed arise from everyday events and provide a fascinating picture of the ordinary life of the Roman world: from town to country and from cool villa to densely packed tenement. [Back cover].
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0140443436
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The Civil Law of Rome in its developed form -- in its clarity, simplicity and orderliness -- is undoubtedly one of the supreme achievements of the human mind and spirit. Brought to its finest flowering by the Emperor Justinian, it has had a continuing and pervading influence on subsequent civilizations. Soon after becoming emperor, Justinian put in train the codification of the law, which had evolved over thirteen centuries. In 533 the Commission, headed by 'the eminent Tribonian', published "The digest", their most celebrated and substantial work. The selections contained in this volume constitute the Roman law of delicts. Most of the cases discussed arise from everyday events and provide a fascinating picture of the ordinary life of the Roman world: from town to country and from cool villa to densely packed tenement. [Back cover].
Roman Law & Comparative Law
Author: Alan Watson
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820312614
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Provides a comprehensive description of the system of Roman law, discussing slavery, property, contracts, delicts and succession. Also examines the ways in which Roman law influenced later legal systems such as the structure of European legal systems, tort law in the French civil code, differences between contract law in France and Germany, parameters of judicial reasoning, feudal law, and the interests of governments in making and communicating law.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820312614
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Provides a comprehensive description of the system of Roman law, discussing slavery, property, contracts, delicts and succession. Also examines the ways in which Roman law influenced later legal systems such as the structure of European legal systems, tort law in the French civil code, differences between contract law in France and Germany, parameters of judicial reasoning, feudal law, and the interests of governments in making and communicating law.
The Digest of Justinian
Author: Charles Henry Monro
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Roman law
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Roman law
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
A Text-book of Roman Law from Augustus to Justinian
Author: William Warwick Buckland
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Roman law
Languages : en
Pages : 782
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Roman law
Languages : en
Pages : 782
Book Description
Justinian's Institutes
Author: Justinian I (Emperor of the East)
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801494000
Category : History
Languages : la
Pages : 164
Book Description
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801494000
Category : History
Languages : la
Pages : 164
Book Description
The Early Christian Book (CUA Studies in Early Christianity)
Author: William E. Klingshirn
Publisher: CUA Press
ISBN: 0813214866
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
Written by experts in the field, the essays in this volume examine the early Christian book from a wide range of disciplines: religion, art history, history, Near Eastern studies, and classics.
Publisher: CUA Press
ISBN: 0813214866
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
Written by experts in the field, the essays in this volume examine the early Christian book from a wide range of disciplines: religion, art history, history, Near Eastern studies, and classics.
The Codex of Justinian
Author: Bruce W. Frier
Publisher:
ISBN: 0521196825
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 3364
Book Description
The first reliable annotated English translation, with original texts, of one of the central sources of the Western legal tradition.
Publisher:
ISBN: 0521196825
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 3364
Book Description
The first reliable annotated English translation, with original texts, of one of the central sources of the Western legal tradition.
The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Justinian
Author: Michael Maas
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139826875
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 743
Book Description
This book introduces the Age of Justinian, the last Roman century and the first flowering of Byzantine culture. Dominated by the policies and personality of emperor Justinian I (527–565), this period of grand achievements and far-reaching failures witnessed the transformation of the Mediterranean world. In this volume, twenty specialists explore the most important aspects of the age including the mechanics and theory of empire, warfare, urbanism, and economy. It also discusses the impact of the great plague, the codification of Roman law, and the many religious upheavals taking place at the time. Consideration is given to imperial relations with the papacy, northern barbarians, the Persians, and other eastern peoples, shedding new light on a dramatic and highly significant historical period.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139826875
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 743
Book Description
This book introduces the Age of Justinian, the last Roman century and the first flowering of Byzantine culture. Dominated by the policies and personality of emperor Justinian I (527–565), this period of grand achievements and far-reaching failures witnessed the transformation of the Mediterranean world. In this volume, twenty specialists explore the most important aspects of the age including the mechanics and theory of empire, warfare, urbanism, and economy. It also discusses the impact of the great plague, the codification of Roman law, and the many religious upheavals taking place at the time. Consideration is given to imperial relations with the papacy, northern barbarians, the Persians, and other eastern peoples, shedding new light on a dramatic and highly significant historical period.