Book description
Describes ancient Rome and its management from the local government law viewpoint - not many other books do it from this angle
The arrangement of the chapters makes it possible to look comparatively at local government functions rather than just considering the offices of various Roman magistrates and officials
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Why read it?
1 author picked Ancient Rome as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
From the ridiculous to the sublime, although still very much in the same ballpark. Written by a female classical historian whose husband was involved in local civic administration, this book will tell you everything you want to know (and a lot that you’d rather not, on a full stomach) about how the city of Rome in the late first century was organised, serviced, plumbed, policed, and kept happy. The Roman history anorak’s dream.
Should you want an equally-detailed guide to Who was Who (and related to Whom) in the late Republic and early Empire, then try Ronald Syme’s The Augustan…
From David's list on The best books on life in early Imperial Rome.
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