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The absence of a professional police force in the city of Rome in classical times is often identified as a major cause of the collapse of the Republic. But this alleged ‘structural weakness’ was not removed by the Emperor Augustus and his successors, and was in fact shared with other pre-modern states: a specialised police force is a modern invention. In this critical new study of the system of law and order in ancient Rome in both Republican and Imperial periods, Wilfried Nippel identifies the mechanisms of self-regulation which operated as a stabilising force within Roman society. This case-study of ancient Rome has a comparative dimension and will interest legal historians of other pre-modern societies as well as ancient historians, anthropologists, sociologists and political scientists.

The absence of a professional police force in the city of Rome in classical times is often identified as a major cause of the collapse of the Republic. But this alleged ‘structural weakness’ was not removed by the Emperor Augustus and his successors, and was in fact shared with other pre-modern states: a specialised police force is a modern invention. In this critical new study of the system of law and order in ancient Rome in both Republican and Imperial periods, Wilfried Nippel identifies the mechanisms of self-regulation which operated as a stabilising force within Roman society. This case-study of ancient Rome has a comparative dimension and will interest legal historians of other pre-modern societies as well as ancient historians, anthropologists, sociologists and political scientists.

Ancient and Modern Democracy is a comprehensive account of Athenian democracy as a subject of criticism, admiration and scholarly debate for 2,500 years, covering the features of Athenian democracy, its importance for the English, American and French revolutions and for the debates on democracy and political liberty from the nineteenth century to the present. Discussions were always in the context of contemporary constitutional problems. Time and again they made a connection with a long-established tradition, involving both dialogue with ancient sources and with earlier phases of the reception of Antiquity. They refer either to a common cultural legacy or to specific national traditions; they often involve a mixture of political and scholarly arguments. This book elucidates the complexity of considering and constructing systems of popular self-rule.

Keskustelussa kommunismista, sosialismista tai kapitalismista toistuu vääjäämättä yksi nimi: Karl Marx. Tunnetuimpiin yhteiskunnallisiin ajattelijoihin lukeutuvaan Marxiin viitataan taajaan, mutta usein ajatusten historiallinen tausta jää huomiotta. Millaiseen maailmaan syntyivät maanpaossa kynäillyt tekstit, ja kuinka valmistuivat Kommunistinen manifesti ja ”sosialismin raamattu” Pääoma?Omana aikanaan lehtimiehenä ja poliitikkona tunnettu Marx syventyi talouskysymyksiin aluksi osin ystävänsä Friedrich Engelsin kehotuksesta. Vallankumouksellisena ja puoluepoliitikkona hän vastasi lukuisista työväenliikkeen julkilausumista. Yhteistyö Engelsin kanssa sai vuosien aikana monia ulottuvuuksia: milloin Engels lainoitti rahapulasta kärsinyttä Marxia, milloin kirjoitti Marxilta pyydetyn lehtijutun.Karl Marx matkaa Marxin mukana Preussiin, Ranskaan, Belgiaan ja Englantiin sekä tutustuttaa hänen poliittisen toimintansa ja tieteellisen tuotantonsa keskeisiin kohtiin. Vaikka moni elämäkerrallinen yksityiskohta Marxista on jäänyt pimentoon, ovat hänen vaikutusvaltaisiksi nousseet ajatuksensa taloudesta ja yhteiskunnasta tunnettuja vielä tänäkin päivänä.

English summary: The Karl-Christian-Prize is dedicated to the memory of the Marburg historian Karl Christian (1923 - 2008). The prize is awarded for outstanding scientific achievement in the field of ancient history and related disciplines, as well in the history of science and the historical reception of antiquity. The first to win the prize was Wilfried Nipple. The professor of ancient history at Berlin's Humboldt University has come to prominence thanks to a number of outstanding publications on classical history and the history of science and is respected in both a national and international context for innovative research, which effectively combines a theoretical focus and the research of original sources. The speech that Wilfried nipple gave for the prize giving ceremony on April 6, 2013, which is published here along with the eulogy for the prize winner, is dedicated to the subject: "Footnotes, citations, plagiarism" and provides "forays into the history of science through the centuries." German description: Der Karl-Christ-Preis ist dem Andenken an den Marburger Althistoriker Karl Christ gewidmet (1923 - 2008). Mit dem Preis werden herausragende wissenschaftliche Leistungen auf dem Gebiet der Alten Geschichte und ihrer Nachbardisziplinen sowie der Wissenschafts- und Rezeptionsgeschichte des Altertums ausgezeichnet. Der erste Preistrager ist Wilfried Nippel. Der an der Humboldt-Universitat Berlin wirkende Ordinarius fur Alte Geschichte ist durch eine Vielzahl herausragender althistorischer und wissenschaftsgeschichtlicher Publikationen hervorgetreten und wird im nationalen wie im internationalen Kontext fur seine innovative Forschung geschatzt, die Theorieorientierung und Quellenforschung auf hochst fruchtbare Weise miteinander verbindet. Die Rede, die Wilfried Nippel zur Verleihung des Preises am 6. April 2013 hielt und die hier zusammen mit der Laudatio auf den Preistrager veroffentlicht ist, widmet sich dem Thema: ?Fuanoten, Zitate, Plagiate" und bietet "wissenschaftsgeschichtliche Streifzuge? durch die Jahrhunderte.