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Botsford, George Willis

 
9781332590117: The Roman Assemblies (Classic Reprint): From Their Origin to the End of the Republic

Synopsis

Explore the rise and fall of Rome’s popular assemblies and their lasting impact on political power.

This scholarly study traces the comitia and their evolving role from the early republic to the end of the era. It explains how the tribunes of the plebs, the centuriate system, and the pull of the senate shaped lawmaking, elections, and the balance between plebeian rights and patrician control. Readable yet precise, it connects institutional change to moments of reform and revolution, showing how these assemblies both advanced and threatened the republic’s future.


  • Understand how Roman popular sovereignty developed through the tribunate and comitia.

  • See how assemblies influenced legislation, judicial power, and constitutional reform.

  • Learn about the conflict between reformers and the ruling classes and its effects on liberty.

  • Explore the evidence and arguments scholars use to reconstruct ancient political practice.



Ideal for readers of Roman constitutional history and those curious about the core institutions that shaped ancient Rome.

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