https://doi.org/10.31261/ZDP.2019.20.04
The Roman Republic struggled with many pathologies. These included usury, exces- sive profligacy, excesses in food and drink, gambling and political corruption. These phenomena caused far-reaching negative social consequences, so the state tried to eliminate them by means of laws. Their history clearly shows that they were extremely ineffective. They were published with noble intentions of improving customs in a broad sense and stopping the negative phenom- enon of the disappearance of the features of the former ethos. They were an expression of the noble but somewhat naive faith presented by the Roman legislator that a problem could be solved by means of a law. This faith was shaken many times, and the reality of the functioning of these regulations proves that the society will always find a way to circumvent regulations that are not adapted to the conditions in which it lives.
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Vol. 12 (2019)
Published: 2020-04-16
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