by Shushma Malik and Caillan Davenport Abstract: Malik and Davenport show that the allegation that Roman Emperors were fierce persecutors of Christians is unjustified by the evidence, which indicates that ‘haphazard’…
by Eleanor Cowan, Ashley Finn, Kimberly Harris, Kirsten Parkin and Tim Parkin. Abstract: These authors argue for the near-total pervasiveness of domestic violence against women and children in ancient Rome facilitated…
by Caillan Davenport and Shushma Malik. Description: The authors scrutinise the often brutal claims made about Roman criminal punishment measures, revealing that the paterfamilias‘ right to kill relatives with impunity…
Edited by Paul J. du Plessis Abstract: Why did Roman prosecutors typically accuse the defendant of multiple crimina, when in most standing criminal courts the punishment imposed on a guilty defendant was the same…
By Leanne Bablitz Abstract: What would you see if you attended a trial in a courtroom in the early Roman empire? What was the behaviour of litigants, advocates, judges and audience? It was customary for Roman…