Crime and Punishment in Ancient Rome

by Richard A. Bauman

Overview

First Published in 2004. Punishment was an integral element of the Roman justice system and as controversial as it is today. Bauman examines the mechanics of the administering of punishment and the philosophical beliefs from which attitudes to penalty were born. The emphasis is placed on crimes against the public during the Republic and Principate with less discussion of either civil cases or issues. Special reference is made to changes in attitudes concerning the death penalty.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415113755
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/07/1996
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface. List of Abbreviations. I. Introduction II. Trial by Magistrate and People III. Trial by Jury IV. Cicero on Punishment V. The New Courts: Augustus and Tiberius VI. The Maturing Cognito: Caligula and Claudius VII. Nero and the Stoics VIII. Domitian and Morality IX. Prefects and Criminal Trials X. The Growth of Criminal Jurisprudence: De Iudiciis Publicis XI. The Growth of Criminal Jurisprudence: De Poenis XII. Attitudes to Punishment XIII. In Retrospect Notes. Select bibliography. General index. Index to sources.