Reconstructing the Roman Republic
In recent decades, scholars have argued that the Roman Republic''s political culture was essentially democratic in nature, stressing the central role of the ''sovereign'' people and their assemblies. Karl-J. Hölkeskamp challenges this view in Reconstructing the Roman Republic, warning that this scholarly trend threatens to become the new orthodoxy, and defending the position that the republic was ...
In recent decades, scholars have argued that the Roman Republic''s political culture was essentially democratic in nature, stressing the central role of the ''sovereign'' people and their assemblies. Karl-J. Hölkeskamp challenges this view in Reconstructing the Roman Republic, warning that this scholarly trend threatens to become the new orthodoxy, and defending the position that the republic was ...
