Roman Law in Context explains how Roman law worked for those who lived by it, by viewing it in the light of the society and economy in which it operated. The bo

Roman Law in Context explains how Roman law worked for those who lived by it, by viewing it in the light of the society and economy in which it operated. The bo

An explanation of Roman law in the light of the society and economy in which it operated.

Ancient Rome is the only society in the history of the western world whose legal profession evolved autonomously, distinct and separate from institutions of pol

Roman law forms an important part of the intellectual background of many legal systems currently in force in continental Europe, Latin America and other parts o