At the University of Turin, a three-year study is currently in progress to examine the legal procedures that governed the requests for justice presented by less wealthy citizens of Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt. The study focuses on the Egyptian Museum of Turin's extensive collection of documents, as well as those from numerous other European and American papyrus collections. The examination will focus on petitions, which are documents in which the most modest members of the community address the authorities in order to seek protection, redress, or justice. These are an invaluable resource for comprehending both the growth of legal practices and the practical ramifications of Egyptian society under the Ptolemies and later the Romans. The comparison between Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt will enable a scientific evaluation of the influence of Rome's conquest on provincial administrative and legal systems.