Public Order in Ancient Rome
Author | : Wilfried Nippel |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 1995-09-21 |
ISBN-13 | : 0521387493 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780521387491 |
Rating | : 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Public Order in Ancient Rome by : Wilfried Nippel
Download or read book Public Order in Ancient Rome written by Wilfried Nippel and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995-09-21 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Often identified as a major cause of the Republic's collapse, the absence of a professional police force in classical Rome was in fact a characteristic shared with other premodern states. The mechanisms of self-regulation that operated as a stabilizing force are examined in this study.