Robert J. Buck Bücher

This examination is based on the Digests, the Institutions, the Code of Justinian and the Theodosian Code. Roman law deals with reality in farming and does not advocate any particular agricultural theories and from this point of view has no biases. The biases it has, such as those in favour of the Imperial authority and the large landowners, and their interests and problems, are examined. The material is discussed in a series of separate topics. First, the legal terms for farms require clarification. Then follow discussions of farm equipment, including machinery, of farm personnel, free and otherwise, of livestock, plants and farm produce, all in their agricultural as well as legal contexts. Garbage and manure merit legal scrutiny, and so are studied here, as are woodlands and hunting. The types of buildings and their furnishings are looked at, and the legal rights and obligations that bear on agricultural practice including taxes. Finally there is a discussion of vacant lands.

„Die wissenschaftliche Welt wie alle an der Geschichte Griechenlands im klassischen Zeitalter Interessierten überhaupt, haben B. für einen wertvollen und originellen Beitrag zur althistorischen Diskussion, vor allem aber für eine nützliche und konzise Monographie über eine trotz reicher Detailforschung nur selten in zusammenfassender Form dargestellte Epoche der athenischen Geschichte zu danken.“ Tyche „Although Thrasybulus of Steiria was a major player in some of the most important events of Athenian history, he has been largely neglected by ancient commentators and modern scholars alike. By way of giving Thrasybulus the attention his deeds warrant, Buck provides in his brief study a Thrasybulus-centered history of the period from 411–389. [.] The reader will find a concise, clearly-written, and well-argued discussion of the events of the period.“ Bryn Mawr Classical Review Content: Sources and Scholarship — Thrasybulus: His Early Life and Career — Arginusae and the Thirty — The Overthrow of the Thirty and the Restoration of Democracy — The First Two Years of the Corinthian War: Thrasybulus and Conon — The Corinthian War: Thrasybulus and the New Athenian Empire — Thrasybulus and Athens — Chronology