LIVES BEHIND THE LAWS THE WORLD OF THE CODEX HERMOGENIANUSPDF电子书下载

Introduction 1

1 Seeking Justice in the Roman World 16

Petitioning in the Roman World 22

2 The Rescript System 39

The Codex Hermogenianus 39

The Rescript System in Motion 47

The Work of the scrinium libellorum 55

3 The Rescript System in Context 63

Petitioners 67

Places 83

4 Using the System 98

“With the Law” 102

“Before the Law” 112

“Against the Law” 129

5 The Emperor and His Petitioners 137

Petitioners in Need: The New Understanding of Poverty 138

The Roles of the Emperor 140

Limits on the Emperor 154

The Nexus of Power: Emperor, Officials, Petitioners 155

Conclusion 159

APPENDIX 1.THE SKAPTOPARA INSCRIPTION 167

APPENDIX 2.CATALOG OF EXTANT ENTRIES FROM THE CODEX HERMOGENIANUS 175

MAP 205

NOTES 207

BIBLIOGRAPHY 245

INDEX 261