Publisher's Synopsis
""The Legal Procedure of Cicero's Time"" by A. H. J. Greenidge is a comprehensive guide to the legal system of ancient Rome during the time of the famous orator and statesman, Cicero. The book provides a detailed analysis of the various legal procedures and institutions that existed during this period, including the role of the courts, the different types of legal cases, and the methods used to resolve disputes. It also explores the social and political context of the legal system, examining the influence of class, gender, and ethnicity on legal proceedings. Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, including Cicero's own speeches and legal writings, the book offers a fascinating insight into the workings of one of the most influential legal systems in history. It is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of law and justice, as well as for students of ancient Rome and classical civilization.1901. Greenidge writes in the Preface that the leading design of this book is to furnish students of Cicero's writings with a clue to the chief legal difficulties which they will meet with in their reading. These difficulties are far more numerous in the sphere of procedure than in that of substantive law; and, as it was quite impossible to write a work of moderate compass which dealt with both branches of the subject, I have thought it better to confine my attention mainly to the former; although, as will easily be understood, it has proved impossible to deal thoroughly with the procedure of the period which I have treated, without touching on many questions of pure law; so intimately are these bound up with the forms in which they were presented to the courts. Partial Contents: Book I. Civil Procedure. Part I. The Courts of the Monarchy and Early Republic; Part II. The Courts of the Ciceronian Period; and Book II. Criminal Procedure.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
