Ari Bryen on the Legal Culture of Ancient Rome

In this episode, Ari Z. Bryen, Assistant Professor of History at Vanderbilt University, discusses his article "Responsa," which will be published in the Oxford Handbook of Law and the Humanities. Bryen begins by describing the jurisprudential landscape of ancient Rome. He explains the role of jurists in the Roman legal system, focusing on their creation of "responsa" or opinions providing answers to legal questions. He explains how Romans conceptualized the role of jurists and how the function changed over time. And he reflects on what the law of ancient Rome can tell us about legal culture more generally. Bryen's scholarship is available on Academia.This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Spears-Gilbert Associate Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.