This book assesses Roman penal policy through an in-depth
examination of six high-profile criminal cases, ranging from the
Bacchanalian trials in 186 BC to the trials for treason and magic
in the fourth century. Penal Practice and Penal Policy in Ancient
Rome uses Roman literary and legal sources to identify Roman
attitudes to crime and punishment. This book then brings out
contrasts and developments in those attitudes. Olivia F. Robinson
then examines Roman criminal legislation (both that laid down by
Justinian and that codified and confirmed by him) as well as Roman
attitudes, both juristic and philosophical, to the purposes of
punishment, including deterrence, retribution, reform, protection
of the public and how they were modified over time. The author also
discusses arguments for fixed as against flexible penalties, and
the changes made in the actual punishments and in those to whom
they were applied. In the absence of any extant general theory of
criminal jurisprudence as a basis for proper procedure, assessing
Roman morality and values from their penal policy has often been
problematic. researcher wishing to know more about Roman values
from its approach to crime and punishment.
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