Final judgments : duty and emotion in Roman wills, 200 B.C.-A.D. 250 /

Freed from the familial and social obligations incumbent on the living, the Roman testator could craft his will to be a literal ""last judgment"" on family, friends, and society. The Romans were fascinated by the contents of wills, believing the will to be a mirror of the testato...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Champlin, Edward, 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1991.
Temas:
Social structure > Rome.
Wills (Roman law)
Structure sociale > Rome.
Testaments (Droit romain)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
HISTORY / Ancient / General
Social conditions
Social structure.
Testament.
Romeins recht.
Sociale structuur.
Sociology & Social History.
Social Sciences.
Social Conditions.
Rome > Social conditions.
Rome > Conditions sociales.
Rome (Empire)
Romeinse rijk.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Freed from the familial and social obligations incumbent on the living, the Roman testator could craft his will to be a literal ""last judgment"" on family, friends, and society. The Romans were fascinated by the contents of wills, believing the will to be a mirror of the testator's true character and opinions. The wills offer us a unique view of the individual Roman testator's world. Just as classicists, ancient historians, and legal historians will find a mi.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 217 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-212) and index.
ISBN:9780520910393
0520910397
0585139687
9780585139685

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