Litigation in Roman Law

• A completely fresh account based on important and substantial new evidence
• All quotations translated into English
• Appendix of hard-to-locate documentary evidence
• Surveys secondary literature published in all principal European languages

Readership: Students and scholars of Roman history, legal history, and comparative law

Ernest Metzger, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Aberdeen

"...the book's conclusions are important for historians of dispute-settlement and Roman legal culture" - Jill Harris, Journal of Roman Studies

"It is undoubtedly rewarding to follow Metzger's account through all its stages" - The Cambridge Law Journal

"Metzger's book is an example of a meticulous and challenging reading of ancient sources integrated with modern research tradition, and it should be of great interest to both specialists and students of Roman legal procedure." - Arctos 41

1: Introduction
2: Bail
3: Bail in Cicero
4: Bail in Herculaneum and Puteoli
5: How Cases are Postponed
6: Returning after a Postponement
7: Giving Notice of the Postponement
8: Three Cases
9: Concluding Remarks on Roman Legislation