Die siebenfach Enthauptete
Eine Geschichte der Todesstrafe in der römischen Antike
2025
Mohr Siebeck (Hersteller)
978-3-16-164301-9 (ISBN)
Mohr Siebeck (Hersteller)
978-3-16-164301-9 (ISBN)
Paul von Otting legt erstmals eine umfassende Monographie zur Kulturgeschichte der (spät-)antiken Todesstrafe vor, in der er die Forschungsauffassung eines spätantiken Gewaltregimes einer kritischen Revision unterzieht. Zudem bestimmt er den Platz der Todesstrafe in der im Wandel begriffenen Gesellschaft und Kultur der spätantiken Welt und leistet so einen Beitrag zum Verständnis vormoderner Strafjustiz.
The Romans were not exactly known for their leniency towards criminals. Particularly during Late Antiquity, they are often described as especially brutal towards those on the wrong side of the law. But is this really true? Despite their poor reputation, most cruel forms of execution disappeared in the fourth century. State coercion faced increasing scrutiny by Christian authorities and sometimes resisted by the population, as doubts arose about the notorious raison d'état of Late Antiquity. But why did punishments such as the arena punishment or crucifixion become uncommon? Where did executions take place and how were they perceived by those present? What influence did the Christianization of the Imperium Romanum have on criminal justice? Paul von Otting addresses these and other questions by taking the fate of a woman sentenced to death as the starting point for the first comprehensive history of the Roman death penalty.
The Romans were not exactly known for their leniency towards criminals. Particularly during Late Antiquity, they are often described as especially brutal towards those on the wrong side of the law. But is this really true? Despite their poor reputation, most cruel forms of execution disappeared in the fourth century. State coercion faced increasing scrutiny by Christian authorities and sometimes resisted by the population, as doubts arose about the notorious raison d'état of Late Antiquity. But why did punishments such as the arena punishment or crucifixion become uncommon? Where did executions take place and how were they perceived by those present? What influence did the Christianization of the Imperium Romanum have on criminal justice? Paul von Otting addresses these and other questions by taking the fate of a woman sentenced to death as the starting point for the first comprehensive history of the Roman death penalty.
Geboren 1992; Studium der Geschichte und Lateinischen Philologie an der LMU München; Bachelor und Master Geschichte LMU München; Promotion LMU München; wiss. Mitarbeiter an der LMU München.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.4.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum / Studies and Texts in Antiquity and Christianity |
| Verlagsort | Tübingen |
| Sprache | deutsch |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Christentum |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| Schlagworte | Hinrichtungen • Kulturgeschichte • Spätantike • Todesstrafe • Vormoderne Strafjustiz |
| ISBN-10 | 3-16-164301-1 / 3161643011 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-16-164301-9 / 9783161643019 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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