Summoned to the Roman CourtsSummoned to the Roman Courts is the first work by Detlef Liebs, an internationally recognized expert on ancient Roman law, to be made available in English. Originally presented as a series of popular lectures, this book brings to life a thousand years of Roman history through sixteen studies of famous court cases from the legendary trial of Horatius for the killing of his sister, to the trial of Jesus Christ, to that of the Christian leader