- Dedication
- Preface to the Fifth Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Dates
- Abbreviations
- Guide to the Online Resource Centre
- 1. Introduction
- Part I The Roman Legal System
- 2. The sources of Roman law
- 3. Roman litigation
- Part II The Law of Persons
- 4. Status, slavery, and citizenship
- 5. The Roman family
- Part III The Law of Property and Inheritance
- 6. Interests in property
- 7. Acquiring ownership
- 8. Inheritance
- Part IV The Law of Obligations
- 9. Obligations
- 10. Obligations arising from delict
- Part V Roman Law and the Modern World
- 11. Roman law and the European <span xml:lang="lat"><i>ius commune</i></span>
- Bibliography
- Index of Texts
- Index
(p. 1) 1. Introduction: Rome—a historical sketch
- Chapter:
- (p. 1) 1. Introduction: Rome—a historical sketch
- Author(s):
Paul du Plessis
- DOI:
- 10.1093/he/9780198736226.003.0001
Course-focused and comprehensive, the Textbook on series provide an accessible overview of the key areas on the law curriculum. This chapter provides a historical sketch of Rome. The history of Rome is traditionally divided into three main periods based on the dominant constitutional structure in Roman society during these three periods. These are the Monarchy (eighth century
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- Dedication
- Preface to the Fifth Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Dates
- Abbreviations
- Guide to the Online Resource Centre
- 1. Introduction
- Part I The Roman Legal System
- 2. The sources of Roman law
- 3. Roman litigation
- Part II The Law of Persons
- 4. Status, slavery, and citizenship
- 5. The Roman family
- Part III The Law of Property and Inheritance
- 6. Interests in property
- 7. Acquiring ownership
- 8. Inheritance
- Part IV The Law of Obligations
- 9. Obligations
- 10. Obligations arising from delict
- Part V Roman Law and the Modern World
- 11. Roman law and the European <span xml:lang="lat"><i>ius commune</i></span>
- Bibliography
- Index of Texts
- Index
