Julen Etxabe: A Cultural History Of Law In Antiquity [2023] paperback ZGRDN Because it's not just sweet

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Translated with an Introduction by PHILIP VELLACOTT

Julen Etxabe: A Cultural History Of Law In Antiquity [2023] paperback ZGRDN Because it's not just sweetHow should we talk about "the law" in a period so remote from our own and covering such a huge span of time and space? From the Code of Hammurabi (ca. 1750 BCE) to Justinian's Corpus Iuris Civilis (529 534 CE), A Cultural History of Law in Antiquity draws upon legal texts and non textual forms (such as vase painting, sculpture, and architecture) to uncover the diverse and rich legal traditions of societies ranging from the Ancient Near Eastern cities