Murder Was Not a Crime: Homicide and Power in the Roman Republic

Author/Contributor(s):	Gaughan, Judy E
Publisher:	University of Texas Press
Date:	01/15/2010
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

This pathfinding study looks at how homicide was treated in Roman law from the Roman monarchy through the dictatorship of Sulla (ca. 753-79 BC) to show how criminal law can reveal important aspects of the nature and evolution of political power.