Seeking justice in and out of court: dispute resolution in Greco-Roman and Late Antique Egypt

"Family squabbles, fights over real estate, disputes about financial transactions and assault cases were no less complex to resolve in Antiquity than they are in the modern world. The unique evidence from Greco-Roman and Late Antique Egypt shows a wide variety of mechanisms that could be used t...

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Corporate Author: International Conference "Two Sides of the Same Coin - Dispute Resolution in Greco-Roman and Late Antique Egypt" Löwen (Author)
Other Authors: Waebens, Sofie (Editor), Vandorpe, Katelijn (Editor), Vaneerdewegh, Nick (Editor)
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: Leuven ; Paris ; Bristol, CT Peeters [2023]
Series:Studia hellenistica 62
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"Family squabbles, fights over real estate, disputes about financial transactions and assault cases were no less complex to resolve in Antiquity than they are in the modern world. The unique evidence from Greco-Roman and Late Antique Egypt shows a wide variety of mechanisms that could be used to settle interpersonal disputes and to maintain social order within the country. In addition to the delivery of justice by state courts or officials, attempts were made to settle disputes on a more informal level through recourse to family members, associations, divinities or religious leaders. The present volume assembles contributions by scholars studying dispute resolution or the effectiveness of law enforcement from different perspectives and different fields, with a particular focus on the transformation of the dispute process between the age of the Ptolemies and that of the Byzantine emperors."
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-414) and indexes
Contributions of several participants of the international conference 'Two sides of the same coin - Dispute resolution in greco-roman and late antique egypt' organized by the Research group ancient history at KU Leuven and held at the faculty of arts in Leuven and the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for science and arts in Brussels from June 29 to July 1, 2016
Physical Description:XVIII, 428 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9789042948785

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