History (HIST) - Law and Justice in the Ancient World

HIST 2426  Law and Justice in the Ancient World

Prerequisites:

Six credits of 1000 level History or 24 credits completed.

Antirequisites:

CLAS 2026

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week for one term

Credits:

3

Description:

Students learn about the origins and evolution of law, conceptions of justice and legal theory, legal institutions and practices in ancient Greece and Rome from the Archaic Period to the decline of the Western Roman Empire. Students pay attention to those legal principles and practices that contributed to the evolution of Western jurisprudence in later periods.