| Author/Contributor(s): | Talbert, Richard J a |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Date: | 10/21/1987 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
Richard J. A. Talbert examines the composition, procedure, and functions of the Roman senate during the Principate (30 B.C.-A.D. 238). Although it is of central importance to the period, this great council has not previously received such scholarly treatment. Offering a fresh approach to major ancient authors (Pliny and Tacitus in particular), the book also draws on inscriptions and legal writers never before fully exploited for the study of the senate.