Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vi
4. Illustrations vii
5. List of Contributors viii
6. Abbreviations ix
7. Chapter 1 Introduction: Roman Law and Maritime Commerce 1
8. Chapter 2 Aspects of the Origins of Roman Maritime Trade 11
9. Chapter 3 Contingent Movement: Seafaring, Contracts and Law 23
10. Chapter 4 Pirates’ Captives in Light of Roman Law 41
11. Chapter 5 The Personal Infrastructure of Maritime Trade 57
12. Chapter 6 On Dressel 20 and Beyond: Management, Punishment and Protection in the Context of Roman Imperial Oil Distribution 77
13. Chapter 7 Roman Documentation Concerning Shipping in Bulk 109
14. Chapter 8 Loans and Securities: Tracing Maritime Trade in the Archive of the Sulpicii 137
15. Chapter 9 Credit for Carriage: TPSulp. 78 and P. Oxy. XLV 3250 171
16. Chapter 10 The Allocation of Risk in Carriage-by-Sea Contracts 187
17. Index 202