Law and citizenship in the Roman Greek East : the provinces of Macedonia and Achaia (c. 146 BCE - 212 CE)
This thesis is a contribution to the legal history of the Roman provinces of Macedonia and Achaia, from the end of the Macedonian wars to the general enfranchisement of the free population of the Roman Empire in 212 CE. Chapter One explores the extent of Roman authority in the jurisdictional sphere on the one hand, and the fate of local jurisdictions and judicial institutions on the other. It argues that, while Roman authorities swiftly took charge of interstate jurisdiction, local legal frameworks continued to operate on a civic or community level and retained a considerable degree of judicial autonomy over intra-civic affairs. Chapter Two argues that local civic affiliations remained key to attributing legal identity throughout the period in question and are therefore crucial for our understanding of provincial legal development. Furthermore, it explores the main legal implications of the juridical heterogeneity of local communities which remains characteristic of the entire period and argues that Roman citizenship extension did not deprive its beneficiaries of their local legal identities, neither before nor after the Antonine Constitution. Chapter Three concerns the making, the observation, and the application
Girdvainyte, Lina
Roman legal history
Law and citizenship in the Roman Greek East : the provinces of Macedonia and Achaia (c. 146 BCE - 212 CE). This thesis is a contribution to the legal history of the Roman provinces of Macedonia and Achaia, from the end of the Macedonian wars to the general enfranchisement of the free population of the Roman Empire in 212 CE. Chapter One explores the extent of Roman authority in the jurisdictional sphere on the one hand, and the fate of local jurisdictions and judicial institutions on the other. It argues that, while Roman authorities swiftly took charge of interstate jurisdiction, local legal frameworks continued to operate on a civic or community level and retained a considerable degree of judicial autonomy over intra-civic affairs. Chapter Two argues that local civic affiliations remained key to attributing legal identity throughout the period in question and are therefore crucial for our understanding of provincial legal development. Furthermore, it explores the main legal implications of the juridical heterogeneity of local communities which remains characteristic of the entire period and argues that Roman citizenship extension did not deprive its beneficiaries of their local legal identities, neither before nor after the Antonine Constitution. Chapter Three concerns the making, the observation, and the application
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