Roman Private Law in the Times of Cicero and of the Antonines. 2 Vols.

2 vols. The private law of Rome is the authentic source of the substance of modern European law, and was at its highest development, at the end of the second century, before the advent of Constantinople, when Rome was still the capital of the world. Based on an examination of original sources, this scholarly treatise on Roman private law is divided into four Books: Book I: Citizenship and Status Generally, Book II: Family, Book III: Inheritance, Book IV: Property. Originally published: Cambridge: At the University Press, 1902. xiii, [1], 560 pp.