The Senate of Imperial Rome

by Richard J.A. Talbert

Book Overview

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 ancient authors (Pliny and Tacitus in particular), the book also draws on inscriptions and legal writers never before fully exploited for the study of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691102384
• ISBN13: 9780691102382
• Release Date: October 1987
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 1.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"