HUMAN RIHGHTS IN ANCIENT ROMEPDF电子书下载

查看更多关于的内容

1 Introduction 1

‘Homo sum: humani nihil a me alienum puto’ 1

The meaning of ‘human rights’ 2

Questions of terminology 5

The enforcement of human rights 6

Structure and scope 7

Evaluation 8

2 Human rights: the Greek experience 10

Preamble: the meaning of philanthropia 10

Philanthropia: the Athenian model 11

Philanthropia: the defining moments 15

The Hellenistic period 16

Evaluation 19

3 Humanitas Romana 20

Preamble: the meanings of humanitas 20

The concept of humanitas Romana 21

Humanitas Romana: a first appraisal 23

The role of Panaetius 24

The debut of the word ‘humanitas’ 25

Humanus: Terence and universalism 26

Evaluation 27

4 Human rights prior to Humanitas Romana 28

Preamble 28

Early Rome: ius humanum 28

The Scipionic age: humanitas and maiestas 30

The Scipionic age: philanthropia 32

The Scipionic age: domestic humanitas 33

Primacy in humanitas: rival contenders 34

Evaluation 35

5 Human rights in the Late Republic: Cicero 36

Preamble 36

Cicero and universalism 37

Humanitas and punishment: the death sentence 41

Humanitas and punishment: exile 44

Humanitas and the law 46

Evaluation 50

6 Human rights in the Late Republic: curbs on ill-treatment 51

Preamble 51

Maiestas, morality and humanitas 52

Curbs on rapacity: early attempts 53

Statutory relief for non-Romans: the lex Calpurnia 57

The problem of mass enslavement 62

Additional statutory relief repetundae and maiestas 63

Evaluation 65

7 The new image of Humanitas: part one 67

Preamble 67

Humanitas and clementia: Augustus and Tiberius 68

Humanitas and clementia: Seneca 69

Humanitas and clementia: Flavians, Antonines, Severans 72

Clementia Caesaris: Julius Caesar 75

Clementia Caesaris: Augustus and Tiberius 77

Clementia Caesaris: Seneca and Nero 79

Clementia Caesaris: Domitian to Alexander 82

Evaluation 86

8 The new image of Humanitas: part two 87

Curbs on rapacity: jurisdiction 87

Curbs on rapacity: some cases 89

Universalism: the merits 96

Universalism: the demerits 100

Freedom of speech 101

Social welfare: the alimenta 109

Evaluation 110

9 Man’s inhumanity to man 112

Preamble 112

Genocide 112

Slavery 115

Racial prejudice 120

Death at the games 122

10 Conclusion 126

Notes 130

Select bibliography 168

Index to sources 179

General index 187

查看更多关于的内容