Pompey, Cato, and the Governance of the Roman Empire

by Kit Morrell

Book Overview

Provincial governance under the Roman republic has long been notorious for its corrupt officials and greedy tax-farmers, though this is far from being the whole story. This book challenges the traditional picture, contending that leading late republican citizens were more concerned about the problems of their empire than is generally recognized, and took effective steps to address them.

Attempts to improve provincial governance over the period...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198858086
• ISBN13: 9780198858089
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"