Oxford Studies in Roman Society and Law

The first volume in this series (of which Dr. Paul J. du Plessis is one of the two editors) has won a prestigious international award. Saskia Roselaar's book entitled Public land in the Roman Republic – a Social and Economic History of Ager Publicus in Italy, 396 – 89 BC has been awarded the James Henry Breasted Prize by the American Historical Association.

The award will be conferred in 2012:

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