The Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies held the last installment of its public lecture series this past Wednesday in ...

Bringing together a team of international experts from different subject areas – including law, BG, archaeology and anthropology – this book re-evaluates the traditional narratives surrounding the ...

and therefore they ought instantly to be abrogated. From the perspective of Roman law, Edgar Shumway explains that slavery ...

W M Gordon, who retired from the Douglas Chair of Civil Law at the University of Glasgow in 1999, is well known for his distinguished contribution to Roman law, legal history and land law. He is the ...

However, they were soon allowed to return and continue their independent existence under Roman law. The temple in Jerusalem Although each Jewish community worshipped at its own synagogue ...

However, the law did not recognize adultery by husbands. Roman society was very much a man’s world.

In Roman law they were known as Infames – which meant they were excluded from the rights of other Roman citizens and couldn’t vote or have a will. Even if a gladiator won or bought his freedom ...

An archaeological team s excavation of an ancient city has uncovered surprising revelations about an early Christian church ...

A federal judge has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring posters of the 10 Commandments to be placed in Louisiana schools is ...

By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor Roman Polanski no longer faces a trial ... It was filed just before the expiration of a California law that allowed for an extended window for claims against ...

French-Polish director Roman Polanski, who fled the United States ... just before the expiration of a California law that allowed for an extended window for claims against the alleged perpetrators ...