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Roman Law Practice Exam

Practice Roman Law exam questions covering core doctrines, issue spotting, applied analysis, and exam-ready explanations.

Open free questions

Open the free questions first, then return for cases, flashcards, and the study map.

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Free questions
20
Total questions
50
Real exam questions
70%
Pass mark

Recommended study path

A practical sequence that moves from issue maps to questions, cases, and IRAC planning.

115 min plan
120 min

Map the issues and elements

Start with sources and character of roman law and turn each coverage area into an issue checklist.

230 min

Attempt the free diagnostic quiz

Use the first score to identify weak topics before reading long notes.

335 min

Brief leading authorities

For each case, capture facts, issue, rule, reasoning, exam use, and current-law status.

430 min

Draft an IRAC answer plan

Use law of persons and family to practise issue spotting, authority selection, and balanced conclusions.

Syllabus coverage

01. Sources and Character of Roman Law

Historical development from early monarchy to the Dominate
The Twelve Tables and early statutory law
Praetorian law and the development of the peregrine praetor
Juristic writings, the ius respondendi, and classical jurisprudence
Codification under Justinian: Codex, Digest, Institutes, Novels

02. Law of Persons and Family

Roman citizenship and status civitatis
Slavery, manumission, and the rights of freed persons
The paterfamilias, patria potestas, and personae alieni iuris
Marriage: cum manu and sine manu, dowry
Guardianship (tutela) and curatorship (cura)

03. Property and Possession

Classification of res: mancipi/nec mancipi, movables/immovables, corporeal/incorporeal
Dominium and limitations on ownership
Possessio and possessory interdicts
Modes of acquisition: mancipatio, in iure cessio, traditio, usucapio
Servitudes: praedial and personal

04. Law of Obligations: Contracts

Formal contracts: stipulatio
Real contracts: mutuum, commodatum, depositum, pignus
Consensual contracts: emptio venditio, locatio conductio, societas, mandatum
Innominate contracts and their enforcement
Quasi-contractual obligations: negotiorum gestio, condictio indebiti

05. Law of Obligations: Delicts and Quasi-Delicts

Furtum: manifest and non-manifest, actio furti
Robbery: rapina
Wrongful damage: damnum iniuria datum under the Lex Aquilia
Iniuria: physical and non-physical assaults
Quasi-delicts: liability of judges, occupiers, etc.
Noxal liability for slaves and children

06. Succession and Inheritance

Intestate succession under the Twelve Tables and praetorian reforms
Testamentary succession: requirements for a valid will
Institution of heirs, substitution, and exheredatio
Legacies and fideicommissa
Bonorum possessio: praetorian succession
Remedies: querela inofficiosi testamenti

Jurisdiction lens

England & WalesPrimary

Primary launch focus for legal study notes, case summaries, and citation guidance.

Common law comparison

Comparison notes highlight where common-law reasoning differs by jurisdiction.

United States

Useful for bar-style multiple choice and federal/state contrast notes where reviewed.

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Last reviewed
2026-06-03
Confidence note
Generated from public syllabus and current-law guardrails; verify jurisdiction-specific changes before relying on local rules

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