Download or read book Handbook of the Roman Law (Classic Reprint) written by Ferdinand Mackeldey and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-26 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Handbook of the Roman Law In the time of the republic the Romans understood by promulgare hegem, to make the preposal of a law publicly known, so that every one might consider it before it was voted on in the comitia. But Justinian uses the expression according 10 its present meaning. Proem. L. Const. 7. C. 1. 14; Novel 22. Cap. 1; Novel 66. Cap. 1. L 4. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.