Historical Introduction to the Private Law of Rome (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Muirhead, James

 
9781330876343: Historical Introduction to the Private Law of Rome (Classic Reprint)
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ISBN 10: 1330876342 ISBN 13: 9781330876343
Editorial: Forgotten Books, 2018

Sinopsis

Unlock the roots of private law in ancient Rome and see how contracts, property, and family rules shaped a civilization’s legal world. This expansive study traces Roman private law from its regal foundations through later reforms, including the XII Tables, Servius Tullius’s changes, and the transition to Justinian’s era. It blends historical context with a close look at legal ideas, the roles of praetors, and the evolving mechanisms that governed everyday rights and obligations.

The book surveys the key themes that built Roman private law, including how property and ownership were understood, how contracts developed, and how family and guardianship rules functioned in different periods. It explains major concepts such as mancipation, servitudes, and the shift from old forms of action to praetorian and later imperial procedures. You’ll also encounter important legal texts, judges, and lawmakers who shaped the system, from the Twelve Tables to post‑classical reforms.

- traces the evolution of property, possession, and ownership concepts
- explains main contract types, remedies, and the transition from older actions to formula-based procedure
- surveys influential legal periods, from the regal era through Justinian
- highlights the roles of praetors, jurists, and key legal innovations

Ideal for students and curious readers of legal history who want a solid, readable guide to how private law emerged and changed in Rome.

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Excerpt from Historical Introduction to the Private Law of Rome

IN preparing a new edition of this book my principal Object has been to supplement the author's notes by references to the most recent authorities, viz. To such works of importance dealing with the history of Roman Law as have been published since the date of the first edition, and have come within my reach. NO alteration has been made in the text, except by way of correcting a few verbal inaccuracies. Neither has any attempt been made to critically examine certain theories propounded by the author regarding primitive Roman institutions, such as the origin and effects of mancipation and nexum, even where I might not be disposed to accept all his conclusions. To have done so in detail would have swollen the notes and increased the size of the book to an inconvenient extent. It must always be kept in view that our knowledge of early Roman customs, at least till after the XII. Tables, cannot be based upon historical evidence it is almost entirely conjectural, and different writers will take different views according to the value they attach to this or that piece of presumptive evidence.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Historical Introduction to the Private Law of Rome

The following pages were written originally for the Encyclopædia Brttannica, but had to be very much abridged in order to bring them within the limits of space the Editor could afford to devote to their subject. He did me the honour to express the opinion that their publication in extenso would prove of service to various classes of readers; and the Publishers of the "Encyclopædia" were so good as to urge me to adopt his suggestion. This book is the result.

I think it right to prefix this explanation; for the plan and execution might have been somewhat different had an independent volume been in contemplation from the first.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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