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"Nippel's attention to the ritualized structures of political life and the precedents for political action creates a multi-faceted commentary on politics....dense in historical detail and rich in the historical perspectives that form the basis of the argument." New England Classical Journal
"...a lucidly argued thesis bolstered by selective use of comparative urban evidence..." Choice
"Professor MacCormack had done a superb job of exhausting the sources and establishing his case for his thesis that aspects of Confucianism he emphasizes has a profound influence on the codes....His book is a great step forward for the field....this is an illuminating book." The American Journal of Legal History
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The absence of a professional police force in the city of Rome in classical times is often identified as a major cause of the collapse of the Republic. But this alleged "structural weakness" was not removed by the Emperor Augustus and his successors, and was in fact shared with other premodern states. In this critical new study of the system of law and order in ancient Rome in both the republican and imperial periods, Wilfried Nippel identifies the mechanisms of self-regulation that operated as a stabilizing force within Roman society.
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"Nippel's attention to the ritualized structures of political life and the precedents for political action creates a multi-faceted commentary on politics....dense in historical detail and rich in the historical perspectives that form the basis of the argument." New England Classical Journal
"...a lucidly argued thesis bolstered by selective use of comparative urban evidence..." Choice
"Professor MacCormack had done a superb job of exhausting the sources and establishing his case for his thesis that aspects of Confucianism he emphasizes has a profound influence on the codes....His book is a great step forward for the field....this is an illuminating book." The American Journal of Legal History
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The absence of a professional police force in the city of Rome in classical times is often identified as a major cause of the collapse of the Republic. But this alleged "structural weakness" was not removed by the Emperor Augustus and his successors, and was in fact shared with other premodern states. In this critical new study of the system of law and order in ancient Rome in both the republican and imperial periods, Wilfried Nippel identifies the mechanisms of self-regulation that operated as a stabilizing force within Roman society.
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Inside This Book Citations: This book cites 82 books | 46 books that cite this book Explore: Citations | Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Key Phrases - SIPs: posthumous sanctions, tresviri capitales, regimen morum, plebs urbana, praefectus vigilum (more) Key Phrases - CAPs: Dio Cass, Middle Republic, Scipio Nasica, Gaius Gracchus, Late Republican (more) Browse Sample Pages: Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me! |
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In the political order of Republican Rome, the higher magistrates, because of their overall responsibility for the res publica, had at their disposal means of enforcement that were only to a limited extent available to the magistrates specifically entrusted with particular police duties. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
posthumous sanctions, tresviri capitales, regimen morum, plebs urbana, praefectus vigilum, senatus consultum ultimum, higher magistrates, minor magistrates, urban cohorts, illegal associations, city prefect, urban plebs, circus factions, popular justice, public slaves, late republic, public games, corn supply, maintaining public order Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Dio Cass, Middle Republic, Scipio Nasica, Gaius Gracchus, Late Republican, Struggle of the Orders, Early Republic, Tiberius Gracchus, Senate House, Scipio Aemilianus, Ste Croix, Roman Republic, Septimius Severus, Tarpeian Rock, Via Appia New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
In the political order of Republican Rome, the higher magistrates, because of their overall responsibility for the res publica, had at their disposal means of enforcement that were only to a limited extent available to the magistrates specifically entrusted with particular police duties. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
posthumous sanctions, tresviri capitales, regimen morum, plebs urbana, praefectus vigilum, senatus consultum ultimum, higher magistrates, minor magistrates, urban cohorts, illegal associations, city prefect, urban plebs, circus factions, popular justice, public slaves, late republic, public games, corn supply, maintaining public order Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Dio Cass, Middle Republic, Scipio Nasica, Gaius Gracchus, Late Republican, Struggle of the Orders, Early Republic, Tiberius Gracchus, Senate House, Scipio Aemilianus, Ste Croix, Roman Republic, Septimius Severus, Tarpeian Rock, Via Appia New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 82
books:
- Violence in Republican Rome by Andrew Lintott in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Roman Republic (Sutton Pocket Histories) by Andrew Lintott in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Corn Supply of Ancient Rome (Oxford University Press Academic Monograph Reprints) by Geoffrey Rickman in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Ancient Rome: City Planning and Administration by O. F. Robinson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Policing Athens by Virginia J. Hunter in Back Matter (1), and