Final judgments : duty and emotion in Roman wills, 200 B.C.-A.D. 250 /

Freed from the familial and social obligations incumbent on the living, the Roman testator could craft his will to be a literal ""last judgment"" on family, friends, and society. The Romans were fascinated by the contents of wills, believing the will to be a mirror of the testato...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Champlin, Edward, 1948-
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1991.
Subjects:	Social structure > Rome. Wills (Roman law) SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture. HISTORY / Ancient / General Social conditions Social structure Testament. Romeins recht. Sociale structuur. Sociology & Social History. Social Sciences. Social Conditions. Rome > Social conditions. Rome > Conditions sociales. Rome (Empire) Romeinse rijk.
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Table of Contents:

Intro
Contents
Acknowledgments
Note on Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Motives
2. Sources
3. Testators
4. The Act
5. Interference
6. Family
7. Servants and Friends
8. Community
9. Memory
Conclusion
Appendix I. Wills Attested in Literature
Appendix II. Papyri
Appendix III. Select Inscriptions
Appendix IV. Captatio and Related Improprieties
Appendix V. Emperors as Heirs and Legatees
Bibliography
Index

Final judgments : duty and emotion in Roman wills, 200 B.C.-A.D. 250 /

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