Download or read book A New Outline of the Roman Civil Trial written by Ernest Metzger and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roman litigation has long been a difficult subject for study, hampered by a lack of information concerning the practical operation of the civil courts. Using newly discovered evidence, Metzger presents an interpretation of how civil trials in Classical Rome were commenced and brought to judgement.