# Quote — Richard Pipes, Property and Freedom

> The main Roman contribution to the idea of property lay in the realm of law. Roman jurists were the first to formulate the concept of absolute private ownership, which they called dominium… Roman jurisprudence went to great lengths to stipulate every conceivable nuance of property rights: how acquired and how lost, how transferred, how sold. The rights implicit in dominium were so absolute that ancient Rome knew nothing of eminent domain.

- Author: [Richard Pipes](https://www.leafyquotes.com/richard-pipes.md)
- Book: [Property and Freedom](https://www.leafyquotes.com/richard-pipes/property-and-freedom.md)
- Page: 11
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/richard-pipes/property-and-freedom/the-main-roman

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