GERMAN

Römisches Staatsrecht

By Theodor Mommsen

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2010
ISBN
9780511696695, 9781108009904
DOI
10.1017/CBO9780511696695
Google Books ID
GUg5RAAACAAJ
Language
german
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (15754327 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Classics
Volume
Volume 2
Edition
1
Pages
716\716
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

Theodor Mommsen's influential multi-volume work, first published between 1871 and 1888, is a systematic treatment of the intricate workings of the Roman state. The renowned German scholar proposed an original and sometimes controversial understanding of Roman institutions, based around the categories of nineteenth-century constitutional law. The Romans themselves never actually codified their complicated body of law, but by applying a historical approach to describe the development of Roman law Mommsen succeeds in making it more accessible to the reader. He systematises the many diverse legal elements upon which the Roman constitution was based and offers a coherent reading of it. In Volume 2, Part 1 the author focuses on individual roles and appointments within the legislature, from the pontifex and the consuls to the tribune and the questors, as well as legates and other officials.

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