Legal and Economic Practice in the Roman World, Volume I

Emilia Mataix Ferrándiz is a Ramón y Cajal tenure track lecturer at the International university of Catalonia (Barcelona). Previously, she has hold postdoctoral positions at the Universities of the Basque Country (Spain), Ghent, Helsinki and the Käte Hamburger kolleg Münster. She has a PhD in Roman law and a second PhD in roman archaeology. She has published extensively on Roman law and its maritime and commercial focus. Koenraad Verboven is professor of Ancient History at the University of Ghent.  He specializes in ancient social and economic history, and has a particular interest in monetary history and numismatics, friendship and patronage based networks, professional associations(collegia), and the application of economic theories in historical research.

• INTRODUCTION .- CHAPTER 1: Standardization and Localism in Roman Law and the Economy Emilia Mataix Ferrándiz 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 González Vázquez.