HIEU 3091
Ancient Law and Society
Course Description
Pre-Requisite(s):
HIEU 2031 or HIEU 2041, or permission of the instructor
Study of the interrationships between law, politics and society in ancient Greece (chiefly Athenian) culture, the Hellenistic kingdoms and Rome (from the XII Tables to the Justinianic Code). Focuses particularly on the development of the idea of law; on the construction of law's authority and legitimacy; on the use of law as one method of social control; and on the development, at Rome, of juristic independence and legal codification.
