Step into a courtroom of the past, and you’ll find a theater of human drama unlike anything you’ve ever imagined. Trials by fire. Judges recalled by public vote. Criminals crushed beneath stones for refusing to speak. Marriages sealed not with vows, but with money, violence, or even nothing more than a glance and a handshake.
Welcome to Legal Antiquities — a journey into the arcane, the bizarre, and the brutally honest origins of many of today’s most familiar legal concepts.
Companion Guidebook available at: www.legalantiquities.t2tradingpartners.com
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