Human rights in ancient Rome / Richard A. Bauman.

Originally published: 2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- H̀omo sum: humani nihil a me alienum puto' -- The meaning of h̀uman rights' -- Questions of terminology -- The enforcement of human rights -- Structure and scope -- Evaluation -- 2. Human rights: the Greek experience -- Preamble: the meaning of philanthropia -- Philanthropia: the Athenian model -- Philanthropia: the defining moments -- The Hellenistic period -- Evaluation -- 3. Humanitas Romana -- Preamble: the meanings of humanitas -- The concept of humanitas Romana -- Humanitas Romana: a first appraisal -- The role of Panaetius -- The debut of the word h̀umanitas' -- Humanus: Terence and universalism -- Evaluation -- 4. Human rights prior to Humanitas Romana -- Preamble -- Early Rome: ius humanum -- The Scipionic age: humanitas and maiestas -- The Scipionic age: philanthropia -- The Scipionic age: domestic humanitas -- Primacy in humanitas: rival contenders -- Evaluation -- 5. Human rights in the Late Republic: Cicero.

Contents note continued: Preamble -- Cicero and universalism -- Humanitas and punishment: the death sentence -- Humanitas and punishment: exile -- Humanitas and the law -- Evaluation -- 6. Human rights in the Late Republic: curbs on ill-treatment -- Preamble -- Maiestas, morality and humanitas -- Curbs on rapacity: early attempts -- Statutory relief for non-Romans: the lex Calpurnia -- The problem of mass enslavement -- Additional statutory relief: repetundae and maiestas -- Evaluation -- 7. The new image of Humanitas: part one -- Preamble -- Humanitas and clementia: Augustus and Tiberius -- Humanitas and clementia: Seneca -- Humanitas and clementia: Flavians, Antonines, Severans -- Clementia Caesaris: Julius Caesar -- Clementia Caesaris: Augustus and Tiberius -- Clementia Caesaris: Seneca and Nero -- Clementia Caesaris: Domitian to Alexander -- Evaluation -- 8. The new image of Humanitas: part two -- Curbs on rapacity: jurisdiction -- Curbs on rapacity: some cases.

Contents note continued: Universalism: the merits -- Universalism: the demerits -- Freedom of speech -- Social welfare: the alimenta -- Evaluation -- 9. Man's inhumanity to man -- Preamble -- Genocide -- Slavery -- Racial prejudice -- Death at the games -- 10. Conclusion.