Human Rights in Ancient Rome

Description

Cover; HUMAN RIGHTS IN ANCIENT ROME; Copyright; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 INTRODUCTION; 'Homo sum: humani nihil a me alienum puto'; The meaning of 'human rights'; Questions of terminology; The enforcement of human rights; Structure and scope; Evaluation; 2 HUMAN RIGHTS: THE GREEK EXPERIENCE; Preamble: the meaning of philanthropia; Philanthropia: the Athenian model; Philanthropic, the defining moments; The Hellenistic period; Evaluation; 3 HUMANITAS ROMANA; Preamble: the meanings of humanitas; The concept of humanitas Romana; Humanitas Romana: a first appraisal; The role of Panaetius.;The concept of human rights has a long history. Its practical origins, as distinct from its theoretical antecedents, are said to be comparatively recent, going back no further than the American and French Bills of Rights of the eighteenth century. Even those landmarks are seen as little more than the precursors of the twentieth century starting-point - the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1948. In this unique and stimulating book, Richard Bauman investigates the concept of human rights in the Roman world. He arg. Cover HUMAN RIGHTS IN ANCIENT ROME Copyright CONTENTS PREFACE ABBREVIATIONS 1 INTRODUCTION 'Homo sum: humani nihil a me alienum puto' The meaning of 'human rights' Questions of terminology The enforcement of human rights Structure and scope Evaluation 2 HUMAN RIGHTS: THE GREEK EXPERIENCE Preamble: the meaning of philanthropia Philanthropia: the Athenian model Philanthropic, the defining moments The Hellenistic period Evaluation 3 HUMANITAS ROMANA Preamble: the meanings of humanitas The concept of humanitas Romana Humanitas Romana: a first appraisal The role of Panaetius. The debut of the word 'humanitas'Humanus: Terence and universalism Evaluation 4 HUMAN RIGHTS PRIOR TO HUMANITAS ROMANA Preamble Early Rome: ius humanum The Scipionic age: humanitas and maiestas The Scipionic age: philanthropia The Scipionic age: domestic humanitas Primacy in humanitas: rival contenders Evaluation 5 HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE LATE REPUBLIC: CICERO Preamble Cicero and universalism Humanitas and punishment: the death sentence Humanitas and punishment: exile Humanitas and the law Evaluation 6 HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE LATE REPUBLIC: CURBS ON ILL-TREATMENT Preamble. Maiestas, morality and humanitasCurbs on rapacity: early attempts Statutory relief for non-Romans: the lex Calpurnia The problem of mass enslavement Additional statutory relief: repetundae and maiestas Evaluation 7 THE NEW IMAGE OF HUMANITAS: PART ONE Preamble Humanitas and clementia: Augustus and Tiberius Humanitas and clementia: Seneca Humanitas and clementia: Flavians, Antonines, Severans Clementia Caesaris: Julius Caesar Clementia Caesaris: Augustus and Tiberius Clementia Caesaris: Seneca and Nero Clementia Caesaris: Domitian to Alexander Evaluation. 8 THE NEW IMAGE OF HUMANITAS: PART TWOCurbs on rapacity: jurisdiction Curbs on rapacity: some cases Universalism: the merits Universalism: the demerits Freedom of speech Social welfare: the alimenta Evaluation 9 MAN'S INHUMANITY TO MAN Preamble Genocide Slavery Racial prejudice Death at the games 10 CONCLUSION NOTES SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX TO SOURCES GENERAL INDEX.