Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Plan and Plates ix
4. Foreword xi
5. Preface xvii
6. Abbreviations xxv
7. I. Upper-Class Apartment Housing in Ostia and Rome 1
8. II. The Social Institutions of the Roman Rental Market 21
9. III. Introduction to the Jurists' Treatment of Urban Leasehold 48
10. IV. The Roman Law of Urban Leasehold 56
11. V. Recognition of Interests in Roman Lease Law 174
12. VI. Roman Jurisprudence as an Instrument of Social Control 196
13. Appendix A: An Egyptian "Eviction Notice" 221
14. Appendix B: Translation of Latin Passages Quoted in the Text 223
15. Index of Legal Sources 237
16. General Index 243