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UNINA9910450355103321 |
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Autore |
Mouritsen Henrik |
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Titolo |
Plebs and politics in the late Roman Republic / / Henrik Mouritsen [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001 |
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ISBN |
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1-107-12140-X |
1-280-42992-5 |
0-511-17360-1 |
0-511-04670-7 |
0-511-15273-6 |
0-511-32503-7 |
0-511-48288-4 |
0-511-04114-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (vi, 164 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Constitutional history - Rome |
Plebs (Rome) - Political activity |
Rome Politics and government 265-30 B.C |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-161) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Introduction: ideology and practice in Roman politics -- 2. The scale of late republican politics -- 3. The contio -- 4. Legislative assemblies -- 5. Elections -- 6. Plebs and politics -- Appendix. The 'Lex Licinia de sadalitatibus'. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Plebs and Politics in the Late Roman Republic analyses the political role of the masses in a profoundly aristocratic society. Constitutionally the populus Romanus wielded almost unlimited powers, controlling legislation and the election of officials, a fact which has inspired 'democratic' readings of the Roman republic. In this book a distinction is drawn between the formal powers of the Roman people and the practical realization of these powers. The question is approached from a quantitative as well as a qualitative perspective, asking how large these crowds were, and how their size affected their social |
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