EAN: 9783515106306

THE HIGH COMMAND IN THE ROMAN REPUBLIC - FREDER...

While the terminology has long been noted  the republican principle of the summum imperium
auspiciumque  the high command and the prevailing auspices  has never been subject to
comprehensive scrutiny. This enquiry for the first time identifies this principle as a coherent
concept in Roman constitutional and administrative practice  being the senatorial oligarchy's
foremost instrument to reconcile collegiate rule with the necessity of a unified high command.
After defining the relevant terms and the scope of the high command both in Rome and in the
field  a number of case studies yield striking new insights into the constitutional
ramifications for the allocation of public triumphs  the position of the consuls in the
provinces  and the official hierarchy in combined commands  highlighting the fascinating
interplay between these largely customary rules of engagement and the nobility's own code of
honour. This study also casts a provocative new light on how the high command was gradually
monopolized by dynasts in the tumultuous period between Sulla's dictatorship and the emergence
of the Augustan monarchy. Finally  a postscript addresses the vexed question of the lex curiata
de imperio. Awarded with the Woodward Medal in Humanities and Social Sciences of the University
of Melbourne

Aktuelle Preise zur EAN 9783515106306

Produktinformationen zur 9783515106306