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Gaius / A. M. Honoré
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Publication: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1962 Description: 1 vol. (XVIII-183 p.) : tables. ; 23 cmLangue: Anglais Auteur principal: Honoré, Tony, 1921-2019 Résumé: This biographical study of the second century Roman law teacher known to us as "Gaius" is something of a detective story. To exploit the slender clues which we posses to his real name, career, and domicile the author has developed a special technique for analysing the language of the jurists. Whith the help of this technique it is possible, againt background of law school rivalries and attempts of the government to control the legal profession, to paint a sympathetic portrait of the peripatetic professor who taught Europe the law. An appendix contains Citation Tables relating to Gaius and his contemporaries. These will be of interest to specialists..
Sujet: littérature • biographie • droit • justice • législation • Gaius Époque: IIe siècle
Item type: Ouvrage

This biographical study of the second century Roman law teacher known to us as "Gaius" is something of a detective story. To exploit the slender clues which we posses to his real name, career, and domicile the author has developed a special technique for analysing the language of the jurists. Whith the help of this technique it is possible, againt background of law school rivalries and attempts of the government to control the legal profession, to paint a sympathetic portrait of the peripatetic professor who taught Europe the law.
An appendix contains Citation Tables relating to Gaius and his contemporaries. These will be of interest to specialists.

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