Crisis management during the Roman Republic : the role of political institutions in emergencies / Gregory K. Golden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Golden, Gregory K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gracchus, Gaius Sempronius, 154 B.C.-121 B.C--Assassination.

Gracchus, Gaius Sempronius.

Gracchus, Tiberius Sempronius--Assassination.

Gracchus, Tiberius Sempronius.

Caesar, Julius--Assassination.

Caesar, Julius.

Crisis management in government--Rome.

Crisis management in government.

Punic War, 2nd, 218-201 B.C.

Rome--Politics and government--265-30 B.C.

Rome.

Rome--History--Mithridatic Wars, 88-63 B.C.

Rome--History--Conspiracy of Catiline, 65-62 B.C.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 245 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Crisis' is the defining word for our times and it likewise played a key role in defining the scope of government during the Roman Republic. This book is a comprehensive analysis of key incidents in the history of the Republic that can be characterized as crises, and the institutional response mechanisms that were employed by the governing apparatus to resolve them. Concentrating on military and other violent threats to the stability of the governing system, this book highlights both the strengths and weaknesses of the institutional framework that the Romans created. Looking at key historical moments, Gregory K. Golden considers how the Romans defined a crisis and what measures were taken to combat them, including declaring a state of emergency, suspending all non-war-related business, and instituting an emergency military draft, as well as resorting to rule by dictator in the early Republic.

Contents:

Prologue : the winter of discontent

Crisis and the sources for crisis and governmental responses

The Roman dictator

States of emergency : the Tumultus declaration

States of emergency : the Iustitium edict

The Senatus consultum ultimum

Crises resolved by other means

The winter of discontent and the summer which led to a fall

The evolution of crisis response during the Roman Republic

Final thoughts.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-139-88967-2

1-107-06551-8

1-107-05698-5

1-107-05482-6

1-107-05813-9

1-107-05944-5

1-139-50746-X

1-107-05590-3

OCLC:

842919750