State, Society and Popular Leaders in Mid-Republican Rome 241-167 B.C.

by Rachel Feig Vishnia

Overview

State, Society, and Popular Leaders profiles the incorporation of the lower classes into the governing system of ancient Rome. In 287, the Hortensian law made the decisions of the plebs binding on the whole people. This event is often referred to as the great plebeian victory, a landmark in Roman history. In this original study, Rachel Feig Vishnia maintains that the real turning point in the relations between the plebs and the patricians can be found eighty years earlier. Based on the works of Livy and most recent scholarships, this book provides a new and controversial view of one of the most exciting periods in Roman history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415105125
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/20/1996
Pages:	276
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 The Era of Caius Flaminius (214–218); Chapter 2 Rome and the Romans During the second Punic War (218–201); Chapter 3 Conquest and the Conqueror; Chapter 4 Epilogue;