Download or read book Roman Private Law in the Times of Cicero and of the Antonines written by Henry John Roby and published by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.. This book was released on 2000 with total page 1156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roby, Henry John. Roman Private Law in the Times of Cicero and of the Antonines. Cambridge: At the University Press, 1902. Two volumes. xxxii, 543; xiii, [1], 560 pp. Reprinted 2000 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. LCCN 99-059270. ISBN 1-58477-074-0. Cloth. $180. * The private law of Rome is the authentic source of the substance of modern European law, and was at its highest development, at the end of the second century, before the advent of Constantinople, when Rome was still the capital of the world. Based on an examination of original sources, this scholarly treatise on Roman private law is divided into four Books: Book I: Citizenship and Status Generally, Book II: Family, Book III: Inheritance, Book IV: Property.