# The Origin of Property in Land With an introductory chapter on the English manor by W. J. Ashley

Author: Fustel de Coulanges, 1830-1889; Ashley, W. J. (William James), 1860-1927 [Contributor]; Ashley, Margaret, 1859-1922 [Translator]

Genre: Category: History - Other

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67558

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## Summary

agrorum_,” _i.e._, as to the maximum size of rural properties. It has been conjectured that he made a mistake, and that he meant to speak of the _ager publicus_; but this is very doubtful. Varro, _de re rustica_ 1, 2, and Columella, 1, 3, understand the law as Livy does; they see in it a limitation of property in general. I cannot, therefore, agree with M. d’Arbois de Jubainville, who interprets _de modo agrorum_, as if it were _de modo agri publici_. We must translate literally, and not change the sense.

## Chapters

- [chapter xxvi. follows chapter xxv., where Tacitus has said that the](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-origin-of-property-in-land-with-an-introductory-chapter-on-49e76dea/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Chapter X. of the _Topics_. Let us see whether in this case it can](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-origin-of-property-in-land-with-an-introductory-chapter-on-49e76dea/chapters/3/index.md)
- [chapter xxxv. of book vi. he speaks of the _lex Licinia_ “_de modo](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-origin-of-property-in-land-with-an-introductory-chapter-on-49e76dea/chapters/1/index.md)