Papers by Darrell J Rohl
American Journal of Archaeology, Oct 1, 2014
Classical Review, Apr 7, 2020
who enjoy his chapter will find enormously edifying. Nevertheless, Impact can introduce readers t... more who enjoy his chapter will find enormously edifying. Nevertheless, Impact can introduce readers to important questions in Roman legal history and can help them find their footing in a complicated literature. The three chapters in the final Part, ‘Justice for All?’, discuss what might be termed problems of equity in Roman law – namely questions of the universality of Roman justice across social, rather than geographic, boundaries. The first two chapters address gender differentiation in Roman law. E. Köstner uses Roman inheritance law, and particularly the restrictions on female legatees imposed by the lex Voconia, as a lens through which to examine the importance of gender to justice and justice to social life within Roman thought. Next, P. Pavón catalogues some of the many ways in which women were explicitly disadvantaged in Roman law and society – again, the fact that Roman law was not sex-blind will surprise no specialist, but Pavón’s article will nevertheless usefully correct some of the most Whiggish approaches to the topic. Finally, M. Carucci uses some remarkable African mosaic depictions of damnatio ad bestias to explore class differentiation in Roman punishment and the spectacular side of Roman justice. Overall, from my specialist perspective the volume has some curious weaknesses. For the most part (Ando and Köstner being welcome exceptions) the book shies away from the substantial jurisprudential literature that calls our notions of ‘justice’ into question or sociological work casting justice as an embodied social norm rather than a yardstick by which civilisations can be measured. Similarly, for a piece of ancient history the volume is remarkably textual in its sourcing: more chapters deal with Aelius Aristides than with any architectural or spatial evidence at all (a corpus that, to be fair, has been explored recently, thoroughly and well in Spaces of Justice). That said, Impact’s greatest impact will not be on specialists. This volume and the others in its series offer readers a bird’s-eye view of a complicated field, highlighting promising new voices and introducing giants in the field to readers who may be experiencing their work for the first time. The volume is simply too broad to be deep, but readers who are looking for a foothold in Roman legal historiography will find it here.
Theoretical Roman archaeology journal, Mar 29, 2012
Classical Review, Mar 20, 2014
The Classical Review, 2020
who enjoy his chapter will find enormously edifying. Nevertheless, Impact can introduce readers t... more who enjoy his chapter will find enormously edifying. Nevertheless, Impact can introduce readers to important questions in Roman legal history and can help them find their footing in a complicated literature. The three chapters in the final Part, ‘Justice for All?’, discuss what might be termed problems of equity in Roman law – namely questions of the universality of Roman justice across social, rather than geographic, boundaries. The first two chapters address gender differentiation in Roman law. E. Köstner uses Roman inheritance law, and particularly the restrictions on female legatees imposed by the lex Voconia, as a lens through which to examine the importance of gender to justice and justice to social life within Roman thought. Next, P. Pavón catalogues some of the many ways in which women were explicitly disadvantaged in Roman law and society – again, the fact that Roman law was not sex-blind will surprise no specialist, but Pavón’s article will nevertheless usefully correct some of the most Whiggish approaches to the topic. Finally, M. Carucci uses some remarkable African mosaic depictions of damnatio ad bestias to explore class differentiation in Roman punishment and the spectacular side of Roman justice. Overall, from my specialist perspective the volume has some curious weaknesses. For the most part (Ando and Köstner being welcome exceptions) the book shies away from the substantial jurisprudential literature that calls our notions of ‘justice’ into question or sociological work casting justice as an embodied social norm rather than a yardstick by which civilisations can be measured. Similarly, for a piece of ancient history the volume is remarkably textual in its sourcing: more chapters deal with Aelius Aristides than with any architectural or spatial evidence at all (a corpus that, to be fair, has been explored recently, thoroughly and well in Spaces of Justice). That said, Impact’s greatest impact will not be on specialists. This volume and the others in its series offer readers a bird’s-eye view of a complicated field, highlighting promising new voices and introducing giants in the field to readers who may be experiencing their work for the first time. The volume is simply too broad to be deep, but readers who are looking for a foothold in Roman legal historiography will find it here.
Theoretical Roman Archaeology Journal, 2015
Journal of Roman Archaeology, 2017
The “Hidden Landscape of a Roman Frontier” is a collaborative research project run and jointly fu... more The “Hidden Landscape of a Roman Frontier” is a collaborative research project run and jointly funded by Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) and Historic Environment Scotland (HES). Intended to run for a 3-year period, it began in October 2015. The project focuses on the landscape archaeology, history, and heritage management of the Roman frontier in Scotland, part of the “Frontiers of the Roman Empire” transnational UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2008. The project's primary data-set is comprised of aerial LiDAR at 0.5-m resolution covering the World Heritage Site, combined with terrestrial laser-scanning coverage for the forts at Bar Hill and Rough Castle and the fortlet at Kinneil. All data was commissioned under the auspices of the Scottish Ten Project; the aerial data was captured in spring 2010, the terrestrial data in July 2013 and April 2016. The project also draws upon a number of supplemental data sources, including the National Monuments Record of Scotland (ht...
Journal of Art Historiography
Abstract: The early modern phenomenon of British Antiquarianism can be traced to the Renaissance ... more Abstract: The early modern phenomenon of British Antiquarianism can be traced to the Renaissance rediscovery of the classical chorographic tradition. While the term 'chorography'eventually fell out of use, its influence can still be seen in the works of later antiquaries and more current approaches to land and particular places. This paper provides a brief introduction to the history and main concerns of chorography, identifies the continuity of chorographic thinking in the works of the Scottish antiquaries Sir Robert Sibbald and ...
Journal of Roman Archaeology, 2017
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Edited Volumes and Series by Darrell J Rohl