The Customs Law Of Asia (oxford Studies In Ancient Documents)
by M. Cottier /
2009 / English / PDF
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The Roman Empire was based on law, and it was vital for rulers and
ruled that laws should be understood. They were often given
permanent form in stone or bronze. This book transcribes,
translates, and fully illustrates with photographs, the inscription
(more than 155 lines, in its damaged state) that carries the
regulations drawn up over nearly two centuries for the customs dues
of the rich province of Asia (western Turkey). The regulations,
taken from Roman archives, were set up in Greek in Ephesus, and the
book provides a rendering of the text back into Latin. The damaged
text is hard to restore and to interpret. Six scholars offer
line-by-line commentary, and five essays bring out its
significance, from the Gracchi to Nero, for Rome's government and
changing attitudes towards provincial subjects, for the historical
geography of the Empire, for its economic history, and for the
social life of Roman officials.
The Roman Empire was based on law, and it was vital for rulers and
ruled that laws should be understood. They were often given
permanent form in stone or bronze. This book transcribes,
translates, and fully illustrates with photographs, the inscription
(more than 155 lines, in its damaged state) that carries the
regulations drawn up over nearly two centuries for the customs dues
of the rich province of Asia (western Turkey). The regulations,
taken from Roman archives, were set up in Greek in Ephesus, and the
book provides a rendering of the text back into Latin. The damaged
text is hard to restore and to interpret. Six scholars offer
line-by-line commentary, and five essays bring out its
significance, from the Gracchi to Nero, for Rome's government and
changing attitudes towards provincial subjects, for the historical
geography of the Empire, for its economic history, and for the
social life of Roman officials.