Crime Archive
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Treason and Related Offenses in the Roman Germanic Law
Posted on September 13, 2012 | No CommentsIntellectual and spiritual treason represent the final depths of public crime in which the individual sets his personal will against the established legal order, representing the collec- tive wisdom of the race. Indeed, in a large philosophic sense treason underlies all crime, for the ultimate effect of crime is the subversion of society and the death of the state. -
Roman Banditry: Scorning Senatorial Skullduggery in Sallust
Posted on September 5, 2012 | No CommentsRoman Banditry: Scorning Senatorial Skullduggery in Sallust By Brady B. Lonergran Penn History Review, Vol.18:1 (2010) Introduction: -
Livy and the Bacchanalia
Posted on August 5, 2012 | No CommentsLivy begins his account by claiming that the Bacchanalia had come to Rome from Etruria and Campania.9 Classical Bacchic cult was a ritual enactment of the maenads -
Plebeians and Repression of Crime in the Roman Empire: From Torture of Convicts to Torture of Suspects
Posted on June 10, 2012 | No CommentsThe purpose of this article is to trace the development of judicial torture in Rome from the time of Augustus to the Severan age particularly from the point of view of the lower classes, the ordinary plebeian citizens. -
Snow White
Posted on October 23, 2011 | No CommentsIn comparison to the Roman Republic, the Early Empire witnessed an increase in the number of suspected poisonings -
The Death of Philip of Macedon
Posted on August 7, 2011 | No CommentsThe Death of Philip of Macedon Skilton, Amalia The Concord Review, Vol.19:3 (2009) Abstract Who caused the assassination of Philip II, King of Macedon from c. 355 to 336 BC?...
