Roman Law

Roman Law is a formal legal system of the ancient Roman state that evolved over a millennium, distinguished by its codification, jurisprudential development, and enduring influence on subsequent Western legal traditions.

991

Publications

56.4K

Citations

921

Authors

291

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Historical JurisprudenceRoman History

Children

Classical Roman LawEdict Of The PraetorInterpretation Of Roman LawJustinianic LawManumission In Roman LawPraetorian LawRoman Citizenship LawRoman Civil ProcedureRoman Constitutional LawRoman Contract Law

Publications

991

Ancient Law: Its Connection with the Early History of Society, and Its Relation to Modern Ideas

Henry Sumner Maine · The American Law Register (1852-1891) · 1861 · 614 citations

Humanities, Classics, History +16

The Letters of Pliny. A Historical and Social Commentary

Joseph A. Maurer, A. N. Sherwin-White · The Classical World · 1967 · 578 citations

Humanities, Classics, History +17

Ancient Law. Its Connection with the Early History of Society and Its Relation to Modern Ideas

R. M. J., Henry Sumner Maine, Frederick Pollock · Harvard Law Review · 1906 · 565 citations · Full text

Law, Jurisprudence, Comparative Legal History +13

The Jews in Roman imperial legislation

Amnon Linder · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 1987 · 531 citations

Humanities, Classics, Jewish Studies +10

The Law of Obligations, Roman Foundations of the Civilian Tradition

James Gordley, Reinhard Zimmermann · The American Journal of Comparative Law · 1992 · 454 citations

Law, Jurisprudence, Comparative Legal History +9

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Authors

921

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Alan Watson
University of Leeds, United Kingdom
12 publications · 774 citations
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A. Arthur Schiller
Columbia University, United States
12 publications · 978 citations
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Max Radin
University of California System, United States
8 publications · 515 citations
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William Warwick Buckland
Geological Society of London, United Kingdom
7 publications · 578 citations
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A. N. Sherwin-White
St. John's College, United States
7 publications · 1.2K citations
7
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Institutions

291

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Venues

The Journal of Roman Studies
JRS · 69 publications · 5.5K citations
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The American Historical Review
AHR · 49 publications · 4.4K citations
34
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Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 43 publications · 4.3K citations
32
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The Classical World
36 publications · 4K citations
25
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Phoenix
25 publications · 1.7K citations
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