Roman Law of Contract from the Perspective of Roman Public in Plautus' Comedies

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23530013
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Fundamental law
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: IGIMI Mariko 九州大学, 法学(政治学)研究科(研究院), 教授 (30284384)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: ローマ法 / プラウトゥス / 契約法 / 無主物先占 / 合意 / ローマ喜劇 / ローマ大衆

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Plautus was a very popular comedy writer in 2nd Century BC. Through the analysis of Plautus' work, legal knowledge and thinking of ordinary ancient Romans, i.e. Plautus' audience was revealed. The argument between Tracario and Gripus in "the Rope" shows that Romans had an extensive knowledge about the law of occupation. Moreover the scene in which a slaves negotiation is described as pactum followed by the owner's stipulatio, indicates that the function of stipulatio was to mark a legal "point of no return". Study of Roman law focused on ordinary people is quite unique in the field.

Free Research Field

ローマ法