Argues that the key to Rome's survival and growth during the most formative period of empire, roughly 350 to 44 BCE, lies in its hitherto enigmatic public lawmaking assemblies which helped extend Roman influence and control. Callie Williamson bases her work on the body of surviving laws preserved in ancient reports of proposed and enacted legislation from these public assemblies.
Argues that the key to Rome's survival and growth during the most formative period of empire, roughly 350 to 44 BCE, lies in its hitherto enigmatic pu...
