The Senate of Imperial Rome /

The Senate of Imperial Rome / / Richard J.A. Talbert.

Richard J. A. Talbert examines the composition, procedure, and functions of the Roman senate during the Principate (30 B.C.-A.D. 238). Although it is of central importance to the period, this great council has not previously received such scholarly treatment. Offering a fresh approach to major ancie...

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Talbert, Richard J.A.,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2022]
©1984
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (606 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  • PREFACE
  • ABBREVIATIONS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Part One THE CORPORATE BODY
  • 1 THE SENATE
  • 2 SENATORS
  • Part Two SESSIONS
  • 3 MEETING PLACES AND THE INTERIOR OF THE CURIA JULIA
  • 4 ATTENDANCE
  • 5 THE EMPEROR IN THE SENATE
  • 6 ROUTINE
  • 7 PROCEDURE
  • 8 PROCEDURAL CHANGE IN THE SECOND CENTURY
  • 9 RECORDS AND THEIR USE
  • Part Three FUNCTIONS
  • 10 ELECTIONS AND THE LOT
  • 11 IMPERIAL POWERS AND OTHER HONORS
  • 12 THE SENATE'S ROLE IN ADMINISTRATION
  • 13 THE SENATE'S ROLE IN ADMINISTRATION (CONTINUED)
  • 14 DIPLOMACY, THE ARMY, AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS
  • 15 SENATORIAL LEGISLATION
  • 16 THE SENATORIAL COURT
  • 17 CONCLUSION: THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE SENATE
  • APPENDICES
  • EXTENDED NOTES
  • INFORMATION FOR NON-SPECIALIST READERS
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX OF ANCIENT SOURCES
  • GENERAL INDEX

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