Preface; Dates; Abbreviations; 1. Periods in the history of Rome and in the history of her law; 2. The republican constitution; 3. Italy and the provinces during the republic; 4. Social conditions and the different classes of the population during the republic; 5. Sources of law in the republic; 6. Law for foreigners, ius gentium and ius naturale; 7. The XII Tables; 8. The law of the family and of succession at the time of the XII Tables; 9. Slavery and manumission at the time of the XII Tables; 10. The law of property at the time of the XII Tables; 11. The law of obligations at the time of the XII Tables; 12. The law of procedure at the time of the XII Tables; 13. Private law from the XII Tables to the fall of the republic: procedure; 14. Private law from the XII Tables to the fall of the republic: the law of the family and of succession; 15. Private law from the XII Tables to the fall of the republic: the law of slavery and manumission; 16. Private law from the XII Tables to the fall of the republic: the law of property; 17. Private law from the XII Tables to the fall of the republic: the law of obligations; 18. Criminal law in the republic; 19. The constitution under the principate; 20. Classes of the population and the government of the cities under the principate; 21. Sources of law in the principate; 22. Legal science during the principate; 23. Jurisdiction and procedure in the principate; 24. General character of the classical law; 25. The constitution under the Dominate; 26. Procedure and jurisdiction in the Dominate; 27. Sources from the end of the classical period to the accession of Justinian; 28. The character of the law from the end of the classical period to the accession of Justinian; 29. The legislation of Justinian; 30. General character of Justinian's law; Index.