Human rights in ancient Rome
Civil rights Human rights POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights sähkökirjat
Routledge
2011
EISBN 9781134689897
Contents note continued: Preamble.
Cicero and universalism.
Humanitas and punishment: the death sentence.
Humanitas and punishment: exile.
Humanitas and the law.
Evaluation.
6.Human rights in the Late Republic: curbs on ill-treatment.
Preamble.
Maiestas, morality and humanitas.
Curbs on rapacity: early attempts.
Statutory relief for non-Romans: the lex Calpurnia.
The problem of mass enslavement.
Additional statutory relief: repetundae and maiestas.
Evaluation.
7.The new image of Humanitas: part one.
Preamble.
Humanitas and clementia: Augustus and Tiberius.
Humanitas and clementia: Seneca.
Humanitas and clementia: Flavians, Antonines, Severans.
Clementia Caesaris: Julius Caesar.
Clementia Caesaris: Augustus and Tiberius.
Clementia Caesaris: Seneca and Nero.
Clementia Caesaris: Domitian to Alexander.
Evaluation.
8.The new image of Humanitas: part two.
Curbs on rapacity: jurisdiction.
Curbs on rapacity: some cases.
Contents note continued: Universalism: the merits.
Universalism: the demerits.
Freedom of speech.
Social welfare: the alimenta.
Evaluation.
9.Man's inhumanity to man.
Preamble.
Genocide.
Slavery.
Racial prejudice.
Death at the games.
10.Conclusion.
Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction.
`Homo sum: humani nihil a me alienum puto'.
The meaning of `human rights'.
Questions of terminology.
The enforcement of human rights.
Structure and scope.
Evaluation.
2.Human rights: the Greek experience.
Preamble: the meaning of philanthropia.
Philanthropia: the Athenian model.
Philanthropia: the defining moments.
The Hellenistic period.
Evaluation.
3.Humanitas Romana.
Preamble: the meanings of humanitas.
The concept of humanitas Romana.
Humanitas Romana: a first appraisal.
The role of Panaetius.
The debut of the word `humanitas'.
Humanus: Terence and universalism.
Evaluation.
4.Human rights prior to Humanitas Romana.
Preamble.
Early Rome: ius humanum.
The Scipionic age: humanitas and maiestas.
The Scipionic age: philanthropia.
The Scipionic age: domestic humanitas.
Primacy in humanitas: rival contenders.
Evaluation.
5.Human rights in the Late Republic: Cicero --
Cicero and universalism.
Humanitas and punishment: the death sentence.
Humanitas and punishment: exile.
Humanitas and the law.
Evaluation.
6.Human rights in the Late Republic: curbs on ill-treatment.
Preamble.
Maiestas, morality and humanitas.
Curbs on rapacity: early attempts.
Statutory relief for non-Romans: the lex Calpurnia.
The problem of mass enslavement.
Additional statutory relief: repetundae and maiestas.
Evaluation.
7.The new image of Humanitas: part one.
Preamble.
Humanitas and clementia: Augustus and Tiberius.
Humanitas and clementia: Seneca.
Humanitas and clementia: Flavians, Antonines, Severans.
Clementia Caesaris: Julius Caesar.
Clementia Caesaris: Augustus and Tiberius.
Clementia Caesaris: Seneca and Nero.
Clementia Caesaris: Domitian to Alexander.
Evaluation.
8.The new image of Humanitas: part two.
Curbs on rapacity: jurisdiction.
Curbs on rapacity: some cases.
Contents note continued: Universalism: the merits.
Universalism: the demerits.
Freedom of speech.
Social welfare: the alimenta.
Evaluation.
9.Man's inhumanity to man.
Preamble.
Genocide.
Slavery.
Racial prejudice.
Death at the games.
10.Conclusion.
Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction.
`Homo sum: humani nihil a me alienum puto'.
The meaning of `human rights'.
Questions of terminology.
The enforcement of human rights.
Structure and scope.
Evaluation.
2.Human rights: the Greek experience.
Preamble: the meaning of philanthropia.
Philanthropia: the Athenian model.
Philanthropia: the defining moments.
The Hellenistic period.
Evaluation.
3.Humanitas Romana.
Preamble: the meanings of humanitas.
The concept of humanitas Romana.
Humanitas Romana: a first appraisal.
The role of Panaetius.
The debut of the word `humanitas'.
Humanus: Terence and universalism.
Evaluation.
4.Human rights prior to Humanitas Romana.
Preamble.
Early Rome: ius humanum.
The Scipionic age: humanitas and maiestas.
The Scipionic age: philanthropia.
The Scipionic age: domestic humanitas.
Primacy in humanitas: rival contenders.
Evaluation.
5.Human rights in the Late Republic: Cicero --
