The Roman Elite and the End of the Republic
The Roman Elite and the End of the Republic
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Summary
Reconfiguring the social and political landscape of the late Roman republic, this book discovers the boni as a distinct social and economic class. This has important implications for our understanding of the process that led to the fall of the republic.
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The Roman Elite and the End of the Republic by Henrik Mouritsen
The boni, the wealthy, but largely non-political, section of the Roman elite, have hitherto escaped scholarly attention. This book draws a detailed and rounded picture of the boni, their identity, values and interests, also tracing their – often tense - relationship to the political class, whose inner circle of noble families eventually lost their trust and support. Concerns about property played a central part in this process, and the book explores key Roman concepts associated with property, including frugality, luxury, patrimony, debt and the all-important otium that ensured the peaceful enjoyment of private possessions. Through close readings of Cicero and other republican writers, a new narrative of the 'fall of the republic' emerges. The shifting allegiances of the wider elite of boni viri played an important part in the events that brought an end to the republic and ushered in a new political system better attuned to their material interests.
'… a vital contribution to Late Republican scholarship' Trevor Luke, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Henrik Mouritsen is Professor of Roman History at King's College London. He has published widely on aspects of Roman history from local and republican politics to slavery, manumission and epigraphy. His books include Elections, Magistrates and Municipal Elite (1988), Italian Unification (1998), Plebs and Politics in the Late Roman Republic (Cambridge, 2001), The Freedman in the Roman World (Cambridge, 2011) and Politics in the Roman Republic (Cambridge, 2017).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781009180658 |
| ISBN 10 | 1009180657 |
| Title | The Roman Elite and the End of the Republic |
| Author | Henrik Mouritsen |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2022-12-22 |
| Number of pages | 348 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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