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Author Frier, Bruce W., 1943- author.

Title Landlords and tenants in imperial Rome / by Bruce W. Frier
Published Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [1980]
©1980

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Description 1 online resource (xxxii, 251 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations
Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Plan and Plates -- Foreword -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- I. Upper-Class Apartment Housing in Ostia and Rome -- II. The Social Institutions of the Roman Rental Market -- III. Introduction to the Jurists' Treatment of Urban Leasehold -- IV. The Roman Law of Urban Leasehold -- V. Recognition of Interests in Roman Lease Law -- VI. Roman Jurisprudence as an Instrument of Social Control -- Appendix A: An Egyptian "Eviction Notice" -- Appendix B: Translation of Latin Passages Quoted in the Text -- Index of Legal Sources -- General Index
Summary By examining a portion of private law in imperial Rome as a functioning element in social life, this book constitutes an important contribution to the sociological understanding of law in premodern societies. Using archaeological data as well as literary and legal texts, Bruce Frier shows that members of the upper class, including senatorial families, lived in rented apartments and that the Roman law of urban lease was designed mainly for them, not for the lower class. Originally published in 1980. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes In English
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Subject Landlord and tenant (Roman law)
LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
LAW -- Constitutional.
Landlord and tenant (Roman law)
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781400855148
1400855144
9780691615707
0691615705