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Violence, justice, and law in classical antiquity : collected papers of Andrew Lintott /

"Violence, Justice, and Law in Classical Antiquity collects together forty-three of Andrew Lintott's most significant papers. Lintott's corpus of work exposes the fundamental reliance of ancient Romans (and Greeks) on violent measures, including their readiness to resort to violence i...

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Main Author: Lintott, A. W. (Andrew William) (Author)
Other Authors: Bispham, Edward (Editor), Rosenblitt, J. Alison (Jennifer Alison) (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023]
Series:Impact of Empire (Roman Empire, c. 200 B.C.-A.D. 476) (Series) ; 46.
Subjects:
Violence > Rome.
Rome > History.
Rome > Politics and government.
Rome > History > Republic, 510-30 B.C.
Roman law.
Rome > Histoire.
Rome > Politique et gouvernement.
Rome > Histoire > 510-30 av. J.-C. (République)
Droit romain.
Politics and government
Roman law
Violence
Rome (Empire)
510-30 B.C.
History
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Summary:"Violence, Justice, and Law in Classical Antiquity collects together forty-three of Andrew Lintott's most significant papers. Lintott's corpus of work exposes the fundamental reliance of ancient Romans (and Greeks) on violent measures, including their readiness to resort to violence in the manner of judicial "self-help" or political tyrannicide. The legitimation of violence in Roman culture and Roman political discourse informs the nature of Roman imperialism, and equally it is impossible to understand the illegitimate violence which characterised the political collapse of the Roman Republic without understanding its deep roots in the intellectually legitimised and legally sanctioned violence of Roman society"--
Physical Description:801 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004543027
9004543023
ISSN:1572-0500 ;