ABSTRACT
The history of Roman law may be divided into periods in different ways, depending on the nature of the developments taken to provide the requisite historical landmarks. Although these divisions have facilitated the study of Roman law, one must bear in mind that Roman law evolved gradually and therefore no clear-cut lines separate the different stages of its development. The sources of Roman law were, in varying degrees of strength from period to period, all present and in force at one and the same time, and in various ways qualified the influence of each other.
