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Legal and Economic Practice in the Roman World, Volume I: Perspectives on Standardization and Localism

Edited by Emilia Mataix Ferrandiz · Koenraad Verboven
New Arrival Palgrave Macmillan June 2026

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ISBN-13
9783031907982
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Publication
June 2026
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
Switzerland ? Countri(es) for reference only

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This edited volume examines the legal and economic world of the Romans through concepts, structures, and objects that reveal practices of standardization and localism. It explores the myriad ways in which the Roman Empire became an integrated political, social and economic system.

Split across two volumes, the collection addresses the dynamic interaction between Rome and its provinces in developing institutions crucial to societal and economic development. It challenges notions of uniformity, demonstrating how tensions between imperial standardization and local cultures could both drive innovative legal and economic practices and hinder empire-wide integration. The chapters explore broad questions from various disciplinary perspectives, including ancient economic history, law, papyrology, epigraphy and archaeology. Contributions cover diverse topics such as weights, measures, and coinage, legal practices, taxation, and cultural symbols. Each chapter investigates how, even as local communities adopted practices associated with Rome as a ruling power, local customs could, in turn, influence practices across the Empire.

By illuminating these reciprocal relationships, this book recontextualizes Roman standardization-not merely as a tool of imperial domination but as evidence of diverse socioeconomic practices and cross-cultural exchanges. It will be a valuable resource for scholars of ancient economic history, classical archaeology, and ancient law, as well as anyone interested in the economy and culture of Ancient Rome.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: Standardization and Localism in Roman Law and the Economy
Emilia Mataix Ferrandiz and Koenraad Verboven

PART 1: Law, Lawmakers and Legal Symbols
CHAPTER 2: Was Legal Pluralism the Standard of the Roman Empire? Remarks on a Theoretically Misplaced Discussion
Kaius Tuori
CHAPTER 3: Standardization and Localism in Latin and Bilingual Petitions to the Prefect of Egypt*
Lucia C. Colella
CHAPTER 4: Probus Agoranomus: Greek Influence on the Aedileship and Marketplace Standardization at Rome in the Third Century BCE
Kevin Woram

PART 2: Material culture: Objects, Metrology, Numeracy and Technology
CHAPTER 5: Standardization and Standardizations
Andrew M. Riggsby
CHAPTER 6: Standardization: Overcoming Trade Barriers while Preserving Local Traditions in IG II2 1013
Mariagrazia Rizzi, Clara Bosi, Elena Ferrari
CHAPTER 7: Standards and Quality Control in Roman Pottery Production
Scott Gallimore
CHAPTER 8: Moving Past Typological Constraints: On the Morphology and Transportability of Amphorae
Mateo Gonzalez Vazquez
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