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Author Champlin, Edward, 1948-

Title Final judgments : duty and emotion in Roman wills, 200 B.C.-A.D. 250 / Edward Champlin
Published Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1991

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 217 pages)
Contents Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Motives -- 2. Sources -- 3. Testators -- 4. The Act -- 5. Interference -- 6. Family -- 7. Servants and Friends -- 8. Community -- 9. Memory -- Conclusion -- Appendix I. Wills Attested in Literature -- Appendix II. Papyri -- Appendix III. Select Inscriptions -- Appendix IV. Captatio and Related Improprieties -- Appendix V. Emperors as Heirs and Legatees -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary Freed from the familial and social obligations incumbent on the living, the Roman testator could craft his will to be a literal ""last judgment"" on family, friends, and society. The Romans were fascinated by the contents of wills, believing the will to be a mirror of the testator's true character and opinions. The wills offer us a unique view of the individual Roman testator's world. Just as classicists, ancient historians, and legal historians will find a mi
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-212) and index
Notes English
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Subject Social structure -- Rome
Wills (Roman law)
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
HISTORY / Ancient / General
Social conditions
Social structure
Wills (Roman law)
Testament.
Romeins recht.
Sociale structuur.
Sociology & Social History.
Social Sciences.
Social Conditions.
Rome -- Social conditions.
Rome (Empire)
Romeinse rijk.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 90038795
ISBN 9780520910393
0520910397
0585139687
9780585139685