Aspetti di diritto e vita quotidiana nelle terme: fures balnearii, capsarii e servizi di sorveglianza

Starting from some legal questions relating to what today would be defined as crimes against property committed in the baths and taking account of some traces of them also present in Roman military law, the contribution finally addresses one of the functions definable in terms of public security pro...

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Main Author: Enrico Silverio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gruppo editoriale Tab S.r.l. 2023-03-01
Series:Nuova Antologia Militare
Online Access:https://www.tabedizioni.it/web/content/216090
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description Starting from some legal questions relating to what today would be defined as crimes against property committed in the baths and taking account of some traces of them also present in Roman military law, the contribution finally addresses one of the functions definable in terms of public security probably entrusted to the cohortes vigilum created by Augustus: the surveillance of the baths to prevent theft of users’ goods. The analysis also provides an opportunity to return to the theme of the functions performed by the vigiles and in particular to the specific question whether they were actually attributable exclusively to fire surveillance and night police or whether they also concerned other security tasks to be performed even during the day.
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spelling doaj.art-f33716b0f77f4fe18aa620843dafda582023-03-23T17:41:58ZengGruppo editoriale Tab S.r.l.Nuova Antologia Militare2704-97952023-03-0141425727610.36158/97888929568278Aspetti di diritto e vita quotidiana nelle terme: fures balnearii, capsarii e servizi di sorveglianzaEnrico Silverio0University of AStarting from some legal questions relating to what today would be defined as crimes against property committed in the baths and taking account of some traces of them also present in Roman military law, the contribution finally addresses one of the functions definable in terms of public security probably entrusted to the cohortes vigilum created by Augustus: the surveillance of the baths to prevent theft of users’ goods. The analysis also provides an opportunity to return to the theme of the functions performed by the vigiles and in particular to the specific question whether they were actually attributable exclusively to fire surveillance and night police or whether they also concerned other security tasks to be performed even during the day.https://www.tabedizioni.it/web/content/216090
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Aspetti di diritto e vita quotidiana nelle terme: fures balnearii, capsarii e servizi di sorveglianza
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title Aspetti di diritto e vita quotidiana nelle terme: fures balnearii, capsarii e servizi di sorveglianza
title_full Aspetti di diritto e vita quotidiana nelle terme: fures balnearii, capsarii e servizi di sorveglianza
title_fullStr Aspetti di diritto e vita quotidiana nelle terme: fures balnearii, capsarii e servizi di sorveglianza
title_full_unstemmed Aspetti di diritto e vita quotidiana nelle terme: fures balnearii, capsarii e servizi di sorveglianza
title_short Aspetti di diritto e vita quotidiana nelle terme: fures balnearii, capsarii e servizi di sorveglianza
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