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By James G. Keenan,J. G. Manning,Uri Yiftach-Firanko

The examine of historic legislation has blossomed in recent times. In English on my own there were dozens of experiences dedicated to classical Greek and Roman legislations, to the Roman felony codes, and to the criminal traditions of the traditional close to East between many different themes. felony files written on papyrus started to be released in a few abundance by way of the tip of the 19th century; yet even after gigantic booklet heritage, felony papyri haven't bought due consciousness from felony historians. This e-book blends the 2 often targeted juristic scholarly traditions, classical and Egyptological, right into a coherent presentation of the felony records from Egypt from the Ptolemaic to the past due Byzantine classes, all translated and observed by means of professional observation. the quantity will function an creation to the wealthy felony assets from Egypt within the later stages of its old historical past in addition to a device to check felony records from different cultures.

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