Final judgments : duty and emotion in Roman wills, 200 B.C.-A.D. 250 /
Freed from the familial and social obligations incumbent on the living, the Roman testator could craft his will to be a literal ""last judgment"" on family, friends, and society. The Romans were fascinated by the contents of wills, believing the will to be a mirror of the testato...
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©1991.
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Բովանդակություն:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1. Motives
- 2. Sources
- 3. Testators
- 4. The Act
- 5. Interference
- 6. Family
- 7. Servants and Friends
- 8. Community
- 9. Memory
- Conclusion
- Appendix I. Wills Attested in Literature
- Appendix II. Papyri
- Appendix III. Select Inscriptions
- Appendix IV. Captatio and Related Improprieties
- Appendix V. Emperors as Heirs and Legatees
- Bibliography
- Index