> http://www.crystalinks.com/romelaw.html http://www.crystalinks.com/romelaw.html Lovely link! I find the subject of Roman law fascinating. I'd argue that the

> http://www.crystalinks.com/romelaw.html http://www.crystalinks.com/romelaw.html Lovely link! I find the subject of Roman law fascinating. I'd argue that the reception of it throughout the centuries after the fall of the Roman state (most importantly it's dissemination) helped formed the basis of the modern European identity. Also, fun fact: Roman law has been heavily studied in Japan since after it entered Japanese law as part of the Meiji restoration, so today Japan is one of the centers of Romanist studies.