ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS NOTES FOR READERS GLOSSARY MAPS 1. Introduction 2. Petitions and Social History 3. Legal Control in Roman Egypt 4. Who used the justice system? 5. Political Ideologies in the Legal Realm 6. Hierarchy and Group Solidarity 7. Private Dispute Resolution and the Shadow of the Law 8. Vexatious and Vexing Litigation 9. Conclusion APPENDIX I: PETITIONS INVOLVING DISPUTES APPENDIX II: PETITIONS WITHOUT DISPUTES APPENDIX III: REPORTS OF PROCEEDINGS BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
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