THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. BY EDWARD GIBBON, ESQ. IN TWELVE VOLUMES. VOL. VIII. 1 A New Edition. LONDON: PRINTED FOR W. ALLASON; B. WHITROW AND CO.; C. CHAPPLE; Idea of the Roman jurisprudence--The laws of the kings-The twelve tables of the decemvirs-The laws of the people-The decrees of the senate-The edicts of the magistrates and emperors-Authority of the civilians-Code, pandects, novels, and institutes of Justinian-I. Rights of Persons-II. Rights of things-III. Private injuries and |