Plebs and politics in the late Roman Republic / / Henrik Mouritsen

• Autore: Mouritsen Henrik
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (vi, 164 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 320.937/09/014
• Soggetto topico: Constitutional history - Rome; Plebs (Rome) - Political activity
• Soggetto geografico: Rome Politics and government 265-30 B.C
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-161) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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'.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 composition. Building on those investigations, the different types of meetings and assemblies are analysed. The result is a picture of the place of the masses in the running of the Roman state, which challenges the 'democratic' interpretation, and presents a society riven by social conflicts and a widening gap between rich and poor.
• Altri titoli varianti: Plebs & Politics in the Late Roman Republic
• Titolo autorizzato: Plebs and politics in the late Roman Republic
• ISBN: 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
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783228703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II