Legitimacy and Law in the Roman World : Tabulae in Roman Belief and Practice (Hardcover)

List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. The World of Belief: 1. The use and value of Greek legal documents; 2. Roman perceptions of Roman tablets: aspects and associations; 3. The Roman tablet: style and language; 4. Recitation from tablets; 5. Tablets and efficacy; Part II. The Evolution of Practice: 6. Roman tablets in Italy (AD 15?79); 7. Roman tablets and related forms in the Roman provinces (30 BC?AD 260); 8. Tablets and other documents in court to AD 400; 9. Documents, jurists, the emperor, and the law (AD 200?AD 535); Conclusion; References; Index.