The Crowd in Rome in the Late Republic: Volume 22

by Fergus Millar

Book Overview

It has often been thought that Roman politics was dominated by a governing class, or even aristocracy, and it has sometimes been presumed that the Senate was a legislative body. The Crowd in Rome in the Late Republic takes a dramatically new tack, and explores the consequences of a democracy in which public office could be gained only by direct election by the people. And while the Senate could indeed debate public matters, advise other office-holders,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472088785
• ISBN13: 9780472088782
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"