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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Talbert, Richard J. A., 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rome--Politics and government--30 B.C.-284 A.D.

Rome.

Rome. Senate.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (606 pages)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1984]

Summary:

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 senate.

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

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781400849765

1400849764

OCLC:

1295271976