The ›magister Equitum‹ in the Roman Republic : The Evolution of an Extraordinary Magistracy / Bradley Jordan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jordan, Bradley, author.

Series:

KLIO / Beihefte. Neue Folge Series

KLIO / Beihefte. Neue Folge Series ; Volume 38

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Magistrates, Roman.

Latin epigraphy.

Roman law.

Rome--Politics and government.

Rome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (IX, 174 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2024]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The magister equitum, a subordinate to the Roman dictator during the Roman Republic, has been little studied to-date, in part due to the scattered and antiquarian nature of the evidence. This book addresses this gap by providing a definitive description and analysis of the office, focusing on three core questions: first, and most importantly, what were the powers and role of the office?; second, what senatorial rank did the magister equitum have?; finally, how did the magister equitum evolve under the first century BCE dictators, Sulla and Caesar? The book engages with recent advances in understanding the constitutional foundations and development of the Republican state to re-assess the role played by the office and its occupants in crucial moments of Roman history. It argues that the magister equitum was, and was understood by Romans to be, a central and significant part of the Roman Republican constitution.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgements

Contents

Abbreviations

Introduction

1 The Origins of the magister equitum

2 The Second in Rank and Successor to the Dictator? A Reassessment of the potestas of the magister equitum

3 The Role of the magister equitum in the City and the Field

4 The Senatorial Rank of the magister equitum

5 The Revival of the magister equitum in the First Century bce

Conclusions

Appendix: List of Attested magistri equitum, 501- 44 BCE

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Jan 2024)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-11-133997-1