The Role of Ex-Consuls in Republican Rome, 218–31 BCE
Seiten
2025
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-59737-1 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-59737-1 (ISBN)
The first book in any language to explore systematically the political activities of ex-consuls, who formed the top of the aristocracy during the Roman Republic and were therefore expected to play a prominent role in Roman politics and society.
The consulship was the highest office in the Roman Republic. At the end of their term ex-consuls automatically attained the status of consulares, remained members of the Senate for life, gained prestige and influence in Rome and were therefore expected to play a prominent role in Roman politics and society. Holding the consulship by no means marked the end of a consular's political activities. But what did ex-consuls do from the time they completed their consulship until their death? What was their political career? What was their political role in the Senate? What kinds of public tasks and duties did they perform for the res publica? What function did consulares play in Roman society, and how strong was their leadership capacity? This is the first book in any language on the political role of ex-consuls, who formed the top level of the aristocracy during the Roman Republic.
The consulship was the highest office in the Roman Republic. At the end of their term ex-consuls automatically attained the status of consulares, remained members of the Senate for life, gained prestige and influence in Rome and were therefore expected to play a prominent role in Roman politics and society. Holding the consulship by no means marked the end of a consular's political activities. But what did ex-consuls do from the time they completed their consulship until their death? What was their political career? What was their political role in the Senate? What kinds of public tasks and duties did they perform for the res publica? What function did consulares play in Roman society, and how strong was their leadership capacity? This is the first book in any language on the political role of ex-consuls, who formed the top level of the aristocracy during the Roman Republic.
FRANCISCO PINA POLO is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Zaragoza, Spain. He is also the author of The Consul at Rome: The Civil Functions of the Consuls in the Roman Republic (Cambridge, 2011), and co-director of the series Libera Res Publica: Monografías sobre la República Romana.
1. Facing up to the crisis: consulars during the Hannibalic war (218–202); 2. Consulars between the second Punic war and Sulla's dictatorship (201–82); 3. Consulars between Sulla's dictatorship and the civil war (81–50); 4. Consulars under Caesar's rule and in the Triumviral period (49–31); Conclusions; References; Index of subjects; Index of names.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.05.2025 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte |
| ISBN-10 | 1-009-59737-X / 100959737X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-009-59737-1 / 9781009597371 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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