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Author:   Kimberley Czajkowski (Lecturer in Ancient History, Lecturer in Ancient History, University of Edinburgh)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.10cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.20cm
Weight:   0.416kg
ISBN:  

9780198777335

ISBN 10:   0198777337
Pages:   254
Publication Date:   05 January 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Frontmatter List of Tables List of Abbreviations Introduction The Archives 'Provincialization' and Roman Law Multi-Legalisms, 'Legal Culture', and a 'Ground-Up' Approach The Archives within this Multi-Legal Approach 1: Beginning to Re-Interpret the Archives The Tales Told in the Archives Case Studies Concluding Remarks 2: The Scribes Reasons for Hiring a Scribe The Identity of the Scribes 3: Legal Advisors Legal Advisors in the Ancient World The Archives Scribes and Advisors: A Purely Terminological Distinction? 4: The Parties The Non-Greek Documents The Point of Change The Greek Documents 5: The Alternatives to the Assizes? Local Tribunals: A Socio-Anthropological Perspective The Possible Venues and Authorities for Alternative Legal Fora Local Tribunals and Roman Imperial Power: Effects and Interaction 6: The Roman Officials The Roman Governor in the Provinces The Roman Governor in the Archives The Spectre of the Roman Court 7: Conclusion Endmatter Bibliography Index

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All in all, this is a stimulating book that takes great advantage of the rare opportunity to shed light on provincial legal culture outside of Egypt that these archives provide. It will be required reading for those interested in legal culture and legal change in the Roman provinces. * Tristan Taylor, Bryn Mawr Classical Review *

All in all, this is a stimulating book that takes great advantage of the rare opportunity to shed light on provincial legal culture outside of Egypt that these archives provide. It will be required reading for those interested in legal culture and legal change in the Roman provinces. --Tristan Taylor, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Author Information

Kimberley Czajkowski is a Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Edinburgh. She was previously a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Cluster of Excellence 'Religion and Politics', Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, and completed her doctorate at the University of Oxford. Her research interests pertain principally to law in the Roman Near East, with more general interests lying in the fields of Roman legal history, the history of the Jewish people under the Roman Empire, and in processes of 'Romanization'.

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