
The Military Consilium in Republican Rome
Pamela Johnston(Author)
Gorgias Press
Published on 14. June 2013
Book
Hardback
170 pages
978-1-59333-373-7 (ISBN)
Description
The consilium, or advisory council, played an important role in the everyday activities of the Roman magistrate in his role as military commander. This work is an in-depth look at the commander's consilium from its first depicted appearances in the accounts of the legendary period to 31 BC. The concilium adapted to meet changing needs and serves to illustrate how Romans felt about their own society. The role of the commander's consilium can be seen as a pragmatic compromise between the desire for competent leadership and personal ambition on the one hand, and the Romans' ever-present fear of tyrannical behavior on the other.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Piscataway
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-59333-373-7 (9781593333737)
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Schweitzer Classification
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By Pamela Delia Johnston