Crisis Management during the Roman Republic :The Role of Political Institutions in Emergencies

Publication subTitle :The Role of Political Institutions in Emergencies

Author: Gregory K. Golden;  

Publisher: Cambridge University Press‎

Publication year: 2013

E-ISBN: 9781316907382

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781107032859

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9781107032859

Subject: K126 ancient Rome

Keyword: 世界史

Language: ENG

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Description

This book provides a detailed examination of internal and external crises in the Roman Republic, illuminating the inner workings of the Republic. This book provides a detailed examination of internal and external crises in the Roman Republic, illuminating the inner workings of the Republic. Looking at key historical events from the rise of Roman power to the end of the Republic, Gregory K. Golden considers how the Romans defined a crisis and what measures were taken to combat them. This book provides a detailed examination of internal and external crises in the Roman Republic, illuminating the inner workings of the Republic. Looking at key historical events from the rise of Roman power to the end of the Republic, Gregory K. Golden considers how the Romans defined a crisis and what measures were taken to combat them. 'Crisis' is the defining word for our times and it likewise played a key role in defining the scope of government during the Roman Republic. This book is a comprehensive analysis of key incidents in the history of the Republic that can be characterized as crises, and the institutional response mechanisms that were employed by the governing apparatus to resolve them. Concentrating on military and other violent threats to the stability of the governing system, this book highlights both the strengths and weaknesses of the institutional framework that the Romans created. Looking at key historical moments, Gregory K. Golden considers how the Romans defined a crisis and what measures were taken to combat them, including declaring a state of emergency, suspending all non-war-related business, and instituting an emergency military draft, as well as resorting to rule by dictator in the early Republic. 1. Crisis and the sources for crisis and governmental responses; 2. The Roman dictator; 3. States of emergency: the tumultus declaration; 4. States of emergency: the iustitium edict; 5. The senatus consultum ultimum; 6. Crises resolved by other means; 7. The winter of discontent and the summer which led to a fall; 8. The evolution of crisis response during the Roman Republic. 'An excellent work for those interested in the Roman Republic or governmental responses to crises.' A. A. Nofi, The NYMAS Review

Chapter

2 The Roman Dictator

External Threats

The Gallic Sack

Internal Threats

The End of the Dictatorship as a Crisis Response Mechanism

3 States of Emergency

How to Declare an Emergency in the Roman State

Tumultus

On the Wearing of the Sagum

Gallic and Other Northern Italian Tumults

Tumultus outside of Italy

The Danger from Antiochus III

The Ligurian Tumult of 181

Internal Threats: Slave Tumults

Spartacus

Non-slave Tumults in the Late Republic

Other Tumults of the Late Republic

4 States of Emergency

Iustitium

Independently Declared Iustitia

Sulla and Sulpicius in 88

5 The Senatus Consultum Ultimum

The History and Development of the So-called Senatus Consultum Ultimum

The First “Last” Decree of the Senate

The Precedent is Followed: The Second Use

Unusual Measures for Unusual Times

Catiline

The Crises of the 50s, Caesar's Coup D’état, and the Civil War of 49

Suppressing Urban Riots in 47

The Senatus Consultum Ultimum as an Emergency Measure

6 Crises Resolved by Other Means

The Saguntine Crisis

Hannibal's March on Rome in 211

The Macedonian Crisis of 200

The Bacchanalian Affair of 186

Political Impasse in 173-172: The Troublesome Laenates

The First Troublesome Tribune: Tiberius Gracchus

The Menace from the North: The Cimbri and Teutoni

The Coming of the Mithridatic War and the Fall of the Roman Republic in 88

Crises that Did Not Result in Employment of the Usual Crisis Response Mechanisms

7 The Winter of Discontent and the Summer That Led to a Fall

The Winter of Discontent: The First Tumultus of 43

The Summer That Led to a Fall: The Fall of the “Free” Roman Republic

8 The Evolution of Crisis Response during the Roman Republic

The Romans and Crisis through Time

Final Thoughts

Bibliography

Index

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