01-11-2018, 07:29 PM
I found a passage in Lionel Casson's "Life in Ancient Rome" (Pos. 606, 29%, Epub), but nothing new for you there. He puts the law into the context of the jammed state of Rome's streets and adds "The law was enforced for centuries and applied in all the other cities of Italy, not merely Rome."
You might find more in other books of the "(daily) life in Ancient Rome" variety. Or in encyclopedias such as Brill's New Pauly, but I wonder which entry should be looked up. There is a promisingly sounding entry on Fahren und Reiten behind a pay wall in Meineke, Eckhard; Beck, Heinrich; Joachim, Hans-Eckart; Janssen, Walter; Steuer, Heiko Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde (1994). Or sift through http://dagr.univ-tlse2.fr/rechercher?search-text=trafic
Best would be of course to consult a monograph on law in the City of Rome or traffic law, but I don't know of any.
I find this topic interesting. Do you plan to publish something on it?
You might find more in other books of the "(daily) life in Ancient Rome" variety. Or in encyclopedias such as Brill's New Pauly, but I wonder which entry should be looked up. There is a promisingly sounding entry on Fahren und Reiten behind a pay wall in Meineke, Eckhard; Beck, Heinrich; Joachim, Hans-Eckart; Janssen, Walter; Steuer, Heiko Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde (1994). Or sift through http://dagr.univ-tlse2.fr/rechercher?search-text=trafic
Best would be of course to consult a monograph on law in the City of Rome or traffic law, but I don't know of any.
I find this topic interesting. Do you plan to publish something on it?
Stefan (Literary references to the discussed topics are always appreciated.)
