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Ex Oriente Lex: Near Eastern Influences on Ancient Greek and Roman Law
Raymond Westbrook
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Description for Ex Oriente Lex: Near Eastern Influences on Ancient Greek and Roman Law
Hardback. A preface by editors Deborah Lyons and Kurt Raaflaub details the importance of Westbrook's work for the field of classics, while Sophie Demare-Lafont's incisive introduction places Westbrook's ideas within the wider context of ancient law. Editor(s): Lyons, Deborah; Raaflaub, Kurt A. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBLA1; JPA; LAFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
Throughout the twelve essays that appear in Ex Oriente Lex, Raymond Westbrook convincingly argues that the influence of Mesopotamian legal traditions and thought did not stop at the shores of the Mediterranean, but rather had a profound impact on the early laws and legal developments of Greece and Rome as well. He presents readers with tantalizing fragments of early Greek or archaic Roman law which, when placed in the context of the broader Near Eastern tradition, suddenly acquire unexpected new meanings. Before his untimely death in July 2009, Westbrook was regarded as one of the world's leading authorities on ancient ... Read more
Throughout the twelve essays that appear in Ex Oriente Lex, Raymond Westbrook convincingly argues that the influence of Mesopotamian legal traditions and thought did not stop at the shores of the Mediterranean, but rather had a profound impact on the early laws and legal developments of Greece and Rome as well. He presents readers with tantalizing fragments of early Greek or archaic Roman law which, when placed in the context of the broader Near Eastern tradition, suddenly acquire unexpected new meanings. Before his untimely death in July 2009, Westbrook was regarded as one of the world's leading authorities on ancient ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421414676
SKU
V9781421414676
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About Raymond Westbrook
Raymond Westbrook (1946-2009) was the W. W. Spence Professor of Semitic Languages at Johns Hopkins University. The editor of A History of Ancient Near Eastern Law, vols. I and II, he was the coeditor of Security for Debt in Ancient Near Eastern Law, Isaiah's Vision of Peace in Biblical and Modern International Relations: Swords into Plowshares, and ... Read more
Reviews for Ex Oriente Lex: Near Eastern Influences on Ancient Greek and Roman Law
Individually and cumulatively (his) essays encourage a re-examination of shared cultural heritage often fiercely resisted by classicist.
Rockwell CJ It is the singular admiration for his diagnostic skills which attracts readers of ancient Near Eastern law to his scholarship, and as a result he will not be forgotten... The Ds Commentary
Rockwell CJ It is the singular admiration for his diagnostic skills which attracts readers of ancient Near Eastern law to his scholarship, and as a result he will not be forgotten... The Ds Commentary