Pompey, Cato, and the Governance of the Roman Empire

AvKit Morrell

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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Provincial governance under the Roman republic has long been notorious for its corrupt officials and greedy tax-farmers, though this is far from being the whole story. This book challenges the traditional picture, contending that leading late republican citizens were more concerned about the problems of their empire than is generally recognized, and took effective steps to address them. Attempts to improve provincial governance over the period 70-50 BC are examined in depth, with a particular focus on the contributions of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey) and the younger Marcus Porcius Cato. These efforts ranged well beyond the sanctions of the extortion law, encompassing show trials and model governors, and drawing on principles of moral philosophy. In 52-50 BC they culminated in a coordinated reform programme which combined far-sighted administrative change with a concerted attempt to transform the ethos of provincial governance: the union of what Cicero called 'Cato's policy' of ethical governance with Pompey's lex de provinciis, a law which transformed the very nature of provincial command.Though more familiar as political opponents, Pompey and Cato were united in their interest in good governance and were capable of working alongside each other to effect positive change. This book demonstrates that it was their eventual collaboration, in the late 50s BC, that produced the republic's most significant programme of provincial reform. In the process, it offers a new perspective on these two key figures as well as an enriched understanding of provincial governance in the late Roman republic.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-03-23
Mått:161 x 240 x 24 mm
Vikt:602 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780198755142

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Kit Morrell completed her doctorate at the University of Sydney and is currently an Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award fellow at the University of Melbourne.Her other publications include The Alternative Augustan Age, co-edited with Josiah Osgood and Kathryn Welch.

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The tension between political disruption and imperial expansion is a familiar theme of the late Republican period, which has long attracted interest and remains a major focus of enquiry in the longue durée, not just among ancient historians. This important book makes a substantial and innovative contribution to its exploration.