Constitution of the Roman Republic

Name: Constitution of the Roman Republic
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ISBN: 9780199261086

ISBN-10: 0199261083

ISBN-13: 9780199261086

Edition: 2003

Authors: Andrew Lintott

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There is no other published book in English studying the constitution of the Roman Republic as a whole. Yet the Greek historian Polybius believed that the constitution was a fundamental cause of the exponential growth of Rome's empire. He regarded the Republic as unusual in two respects: first, because it functioned so well despite being a mix of monarchy, oligarchy and democracy; secondly, because the constitution was the product of natural evolution rather than the ideals of a lawgiver. Even if historians now seek more widely for the causes of Rome's rise to power, the importance and influence of her political institutions remains. The reasons for Rome's power are both complex, on account…

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List price: $80.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/22/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 310
Size: 5.47" wide x 8.50" long x 0.72" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English




Introduction



A Roman Political Year



Polybius and the Constitution



The Story of the Origin of the Constitution



The Assemblies



The Senate



The Higher Magistrates and the Pro-Magistrates



Tribunes, Aediles, and Minor Magistrates



Criminal Justice



The Influence of Society and Religion



The Balance of the Constitution



The Mixed Constitution and Republican Ideology



The Republic Remembered