The >magister equitum< in the Roman Republic the evolution of an extraordinary magistracy

This book analyses the magister equitum, the subordinate to the Roman dictator, focusing on three core questions: What were the powers of the office? What senatorial rank did it hold? And how did it evolve under the first century BCE dictators, Sulla and Caesar? The book argues that this extraordina...

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Other Authors: Jordan, Bradley, autor (autor)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter [2024]
Series:KLIO : Beiträge zur alten Geschichte. Beihefte. Neue Folge ; 38
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Summary:This book analyses the magister equitum, the subordinate to the Roman dictator, focusing on three core questions: What were the powers of the office? What senatorial rank did it hold? And how did it evolve under the first century BCE dictators, Sulla and Caesar? The book argues that this extraordinary office and its occupants played (and was seen by contemporaries to have) a major role in crucial moments of Roman history and weas central to the Republican constitution --
Item Description:Basado en la tesis del autor, University of Melbourne 2015
Physical Description:VIII, 174 páginas ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (páginas [160]-169) e índice
ISBN:9783111338583