Most cited papers in Classical Studies and Legal History
What are the most cited papers in Classical Studies and Legal History?
The most cited paper in Classical Studies and Legal History is "Civilis Princeps: Between Citizen and King" (Andrew Wallace‐Hadrill, 1982), with 626 citations. Next come "Legislation against the Christians" (432) and "Requisitioned Transport in the Roman Empire: A New Inscription from Pisidia" (335).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 80 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Civilis Princeps: Between Citizen and King Andrew Wallace‐Hadrill · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1982 | 626 |
| 2 | Legislation against the Christians Timothy David Barnes · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1968 | 432 |
| 3 | Requisitioned Transport in the Roman Empire: A New Inscription from Pisidia Stephen Α. Mitchell · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1976 | 335 |
| 4 | The Law of Obligations: Roman Foundations of the Civilian Tradition Peter A.S. Stein, Reinhard Zimmermann · American Journal of Legal History | 1994 | 321 |
| 5 | Proconsuls, Assizes and the Administration of Justice under the Empire G. P. Burton · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1975 | 313 |
| 6 | The Supply and Use of Money in the Roman World 200 B.C. to A.D. 300 Christopher Howgego · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1992 | 309 |
| 7 | Free Labour and Public Works at Rome P. A. Brunt · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1980 | 307 |
| 8 | THE FAMILY IN LATE ANTIQUITY: THE EXPERIENCE OF AUGUSTINE Brent Donald Shaw · Past & Present | 1987 | 287 |
| 9 | Quaestiones disputatae J.-P. Angoujard · Congrès Mondial de Linguistique Française 2008 | 2008 | 277 |
| 10 | The Roman Imperial Quaestor from Constantine to Theodosius II Jill Harries · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1988 | 270 |
| 11 | Exemplarity in Roman Culture: The Cases of Horatius Cocles and Cloelia Matthew B. Roller · Classical Philology | 2004 | 270 |
| 12 | Lex de Imperio Vespasiani P. A. Brunt · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1977 | 265 |
| 13 | Patria Potestas John Anthony Crook · The Classical Quarterly | May 1967 | 248 |
| 14 | Family and inheritance in the Augustan marriage laws Andrew Wallace‐Hadrill · Proceedings of the Cambridge Philological Society | 1981 | 237 |
| 15 | VIBRIO PARAHÆMOLYTICUS Fredy P. Roland · The Lancet | Jun 1974 | 235 |
| 16 | The regularity of manumission at Rome Thomas E. J. Wiedemann · The Classical Quarterly | May 1985 | 229 |
| 17 | Geschichte und Gesellschaft Katarzyna Marciniak · J.B. Metzler eBooks | 2021 | 214 |
| 18 | Political Power in Mid-Republican Rome: Curia Or Comitium? Fergus Graham Burtholme Millar · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1989 | 206 |
| 19 | Auctoritas, Dignitas, Otium J. P. V. D. Balsdon · The Classical Quarterly | May 1960 | 204 |
| 20 | La famille et l'amour sous le Haut-Empire romain Paul Veyne · Annales Histoire Sciences Sociales | Feb 1978 | 203 |
| 21 | Slavery and the Roman family Richard Saller · Slavery and Abolition | May 1987 | 194 |
| 22 | Law and Society in the Visigothic Kingdom K. F. Drew, P. D. King · American Journal of Legal History | Oct 1973 | 191 |
| 23 | The Role of the Senate in the Augustan Regime P. A. Brunt · The Classical Quarterly | Dec 1984 | 188 |
| 24 | Visigothic Spain: New Approaches. Joseph F. O’Callaghan, Edward B. James · Hispanic American Historical Review | Aug 1981 | 188 |
| 25 | Cor triatriatum Gen Niwayma · American Heart Journal | Feb 1960 | 179 |
| 26 | The Background to the Grain Law of Gaius Gracchus Peter Garnsey, Dominic W. Rathbone · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1985 | 178 |
| 27 | The Spanish Mines and the Development of Provincial Taxation in the Second Century B.C. John Stuart Richardson · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1976 | 176 |
| 28 | Closely Watched Households: Visibility, Exposure and Private Power in the Roman Domus Kate Cooper · Past & Present | Nov 2007 | 175 |
| 29 | Contested Monarchy: Integrating the Roman Empire in the Fourth Century AD Johannes Wienand | 2015 | 170 |
| 30 | Fundamentos del derecho civil patrimonial Angel Cristóbal Montes · Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja) | 23 Dec 1979 | 164 |
| 31 | Religious toleration in Republican Rome John A. North · Proceedings of the Cambridge Philological Society | 1979 | 162 |
| 32 | Abduction Marriage in Antiquity: A Law of Constantine (CThIX 24.1) and its Social Context Judith Evans‐Grubbs · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1989 | 153 |
| 33 | The Criminal Jurisdiction of Governors Peter Garnsey · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1968 | 152 |
| 34 | Clientèle et corruption au service de l'État : la vénalité des offices dans le Bas-Empire romain Paul Veyne · Annales Histoire Sciences Sociales | Jun 1981 | 151 |
| 35 | Society and Culture in Late Antique Gaul: Revisiting the Sources Ralph Whitney Mathisen, Danuta Shanzer · University of Michigan Library Repository | 17 Dec 2001 | 151 |
| 36 | Promotion and Patronage in Equestrian Careers Richard Saller · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1980 | 150 |
| 37 | The imperial court Andrew Wallace‐Hadrill · Cambridge University Press eBooks | 8 Feb 1996 | 147 |
| 38 | Worldwide Influence of the French Civil Code of 1804, on the Occasion of its Bicentennial Celebration Xavier Blanc-Jouvan · Scholarship @ Cornell Law (Cornell University) | 2004 | 142 |
| 39 | Le Cens Senatorial sous la Republique et sous Auguste Claude Nicolet · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1976 | 137 |
| 40 | Plebs and Politics in the Late Roman Republic Christopher S. Mackay, Hendrik Mouritsen · Phoenix | 2002 | 136 |
| 41 | European Law in the Past and the Future: Unity and Diversity over Two Millennia Raoul C. Van Caenegem | 13 Dec 2001 | 136 |
| 42 | Law Making in the Later Roman Republic Erich S. Gruen, Alan Watson · American Journal of Legal History | Apr 1975 | 134 |
| 43 | Frontinus: De aquaeductu urbis Romae Robert H. Rodgers, John Peter Oleson · Aestimatio Sources and Studies in the History of Science | 21 Dec 2015 | 133 |
| 44 | Nobilitas and Novitas P. A. Brunt · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1982 | 128 |
| 45 | Policing Rome Wilfried Nippel · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1984 | 126 |
| 46 | Christianity and Local Culture in Late Roman Africa Peter Brown · The Journal of Roman Studies | Nov 1968 | 125 |
| 47 | The Medieval World of Isidore of Seville. Truth from Words Olga Spevak · Mnemosyne | 17 Dec 2008 | 125 |
| 48 | Social status and social legislation Susan Treggiari · Cambridge University Press eBooks | 8 Feb 1996 | 123 |
| 49 | Independent freedmen and the economy of Roman Italy under the Principate Peter Garnsey · Cambridge University Press eBooks | 28 May 1998 | 121 |
| 50 | Mirror-Reading a Polemical Letter: Galatians as a Test Case John M. G. Barclay · Journal for the Study of the New Testament | 1987 | 121 |
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