Droit imperial et traditions locales dans l'Egypte romaine

In the first centuries after the Roman occupation of Egypt the local laws and traditions of the Greek-speaking population were brought face to face with the demands and structures of the legal system of the Empire. The articles in this volume examine how the two interacted, and are based upon extensive research into the Greek papyri. The opening studies show how the Greek élite was accommodated by the conquerors and investigate the persistence of a number of local practices. In the second part, which centres upon the figure of the noted jurist Ulpian, Professor Mélèze-Modrzejewski looks at the impact of the Roman Empire, while the final articles attempt to explain how the legal traditions of the Hellenised East survived the general extension of Roman citizenship by Caracalla in 212 AD.

In the first centuries after the Roman occupation of Egypt the local laws and traditions of the Greek-speaking population were brought face to face with the demands and structures of the legal system of the Empire. The articles in this volume examine how the two interacted, and are based upon extensive research into the Greek papyri. The opening studies show how the Greek élite was accommodated by the conquerors and investigate the persistence of a number of local practices. In the second part, which centres upon the figure of the noted jurist Ulpian, Professor Mélèze-Modrzejewski looks at the impact of the Roman Empire, while the final articles attempt to explain how the legal traditions of the Hellenised East survived the general extension of Roman citizenship by Caracalla in 212 AD. Durant les premiers siècles qui ont suivi l’occupation romaine de l’Egypte, les lois et les traditions locales de la population hellénophone furent confrontés aux exigences et aux structures du système légal de l’empire. Les articles contenus dans ce volume en examinent l’internaction et sont basés de façon extensive sur le témoinage des papyrus grecs. Les premiers études montrent comment les conquérants furent conciliants vis-à-vis de l’élite grecque et examinent la persistance d’un certain nombre de pratiques provinciales. Dans la deuxième partie, qui est centrée sur l’illustre juriste Ulpien, le professeur Mélèze-Modrzejewski jette un regard sur l’impact de l’empire romain. Les dernières études tentent d’expliquer de quelle façon les traditions juridiques de l’Orient hellenise ont sevécu à l’extension générale de la citoyenneté romaine par Caracalla en 212 de notre ère.