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Legitimacy and Law in the Roman World : Tabulae in Roman Belief and Practice
Legitimacy and Law in the Roman World Tabulae in Roman Belief and Practice
Author: Elizabeth A. Meyer
The Romans wrote solemn religious, public, and legal documents on wooden tablets often coated with wax. This book investigates the historical significance of this resonant form of writing and its power to make documents efficacious. It traces its role in court, its spread to the provinces (an aspect of Romanization) and its influence on the evol...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521497015
ISBN-10: 0521497019
Publication Date: 3/8/2004
Pages: 370
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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