looking for books on Roman and greek influence on western law and politics

by ludis-

Tried looking through books and resources list but couldnt really find anything adequate, could someone please recomend be some books? Not just greek and roman influencees but antiquity as a whole and how ancient cinvilizations contribtued to our modern understanding of law and politics, from a western perspective

Kerravaggio

I would suggest perhaps refining your question. The short answer to your question is, yes, there are whole libraries on this topic. I would think about what aspects you're really interested in. For example, do you want a nuts and bolts description of how the Corpus Iuris Civilis intered the curricula of medieval Italian universities and got into the hands of the great jurists of the 13th century? Radding and Ciarelli's The Corpus Iuris Civilis in the Middle Ages: Manuscripts and Transmission from the Sixth Century to the Juristic Revival might be for you. A single volume that attempts to cover these bases, I think, will miss the mark by trying to do too much.