Professor Sellers and I dive into the Roman republican system with some comparisons to the American Republic and other modern legal systems. This is the first in a two-part series on Roman constitutionalism.

We discuss the specifics of Roman contract law. We also discuss how the Roman Jurists influenced Roman contract law.

An overview of the reemergence of Roman law in Europe, medieval law, canon law, Gratian, and much more...

An overview of the Republican system of litigation.

Bruce Frier's "The Rise of the Roman Jurists": https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691639567/the-rise-of-the-roman-jurists

Thomas & McGinn's "Ancient Law, Ancient Society": https://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Law-Society-Dennis-Kehoe/dp/0472130439

Ernest Metzger's "Litigation in Roman Law": https://global.oup.com/academic/product/litigation-in-roman-law-9780198298557?cc=us&lang=en&

Andrew Lintott's "The Constitution of the Roman Republic":

https://www.amazon.com/Constitution-Roman-Republic-Andrew-Lintott/dp/0199261083

Andrew Lintott's "Imperium Romanum": https://www.amazon.com/Imperium-Romanum-Administration-Andrew-Lintott/dp/0415093759

T. Corey Brennan's "The Praetorship in the Roman Republic": https://www.amazon.com/Praetorship-Roman-Republic-Origins-122/dp/0195114590