Orthodoxy and the courts in late antiquity

Introduction Part I Forensic practitioners and the development of late Roman law 1. Introduction and background 2. Litigation and late Roman judges 3. Legal experts and the late Roman courts 4. Late Roman advocates PART II FORENSIC PRACTITIONERS IN THE SERVICE OF THE LATE ANTIQUE CHURCH 5. Introduction and background 6. Ecclesiastics as forensic practitioners 7. Forensic expertise and the development of early Canon law PART III ORTHODOXY, HERESY AND THE COURTS. 8. Defining heresy and orthodoxy 9. Heresy and the courts 10. Conclusion