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OverviewIn the late Roman Republic, acts of wrongdoing against individuals were prosectued in private courts, while the public courts trid cases which involved harm to the community as a whole. In this book, Riggsby investigates the types of cases heard by the public courts to offer a provocative new understanding of what has been described as ""crime"" in the Roman Republic and to illuminate the inherently political nature of the Roman public courts. Through the lens of Cicero's forensic oratory, Riggsby examines the four major public offenses - bribery, murder, riot and corruption. In addition, this book investigates types of cases heard by public courts to offer understanding of what was ""crime"" in the Roman Republic. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andrew M. RiggsbyPublisher: University of Texas Press Imprint: University of Texas Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780292770997ISBN 10: 0292770995 Pages: 267 Publication Date: 01 December 1999 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Abbreviations Chapter 1. What Can We Know and How Can We Know It? Chapter 2. Ambitus and the Varieties of Economy Chapter 3. Murder (and How to Spot It) Chapter 4. Vis: A Plague on the State Chapter 5. Criminals Abroad Chapter 6. The Iudicia Publica in Roman State and Society Appendixes: A. Summary of Cicero's Criminal Cases B. Published vs. Delivered Speeches C. Some Nontrials Notes Bibliography General Index Index LocorumReviewsThis is an extraordinary work of scholarship... By examining in detail the arena where general discussions about 'crime' would be most likely to occur, Riggsby can make a strong argument that the general concept of 'crime,' so frequently discussed in our own society, is simply insignificant in Cicero's world. This is a new, penetrating, and fundamental insight for our understanding of Roman society in this period. --Christopher P. Craig, author of Form and Argument in Cicero's Speeches """This is an extraordinary work of scholarship... By examining in detail the arena where general discussions about 'crime' would be most likely to occur, Riggsby can make a strong argument that the general concept of 'crime,' so frequently discussed in our own society, is simply insignificant in Cicero's world. This is a new, penetrating, and fundamental insight for our understanding of Roman society in this period."" --Christopher P. Craig, author of Form and Argument in Cicero's Speeches" Author InformationAndrew M. Riggsby is Lucy Shoe Meritt Professor of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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