Social Struggles in Archaic Rome

Informationen zum Autor Kurt A. Raaflaub is David Herlihy University Professor and Professor of Classics and History at Brown University. His recent publications include Origins of Democracy in Ancient Greece (co-authored, 2006), The Discovery of Freedom in Ancient Greece (2004), War and Society in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds (co-edited, 1999), and Democracy, Empire, and the Arts in Fifth-Century Athens (co-edited, 1998). Klappentext The history of early republican Rome was marked by a long series of social and political struggles between the patrician elite and the plebeians (often called the "Conflict of the Orders"). In this new edition of Social Struggles in Archaic Rome, experts from both sides of the Atlantic illuminate the history of these social conflicts--examining their causes and nature; analyzing a wide range of social, economic, legal, religious, military, and political aspects; and considering the reliability of the historical sources. This edition is enhanced by addenda updating individual chapters in light of recent scholarship, a new chapter on aspects of material culture, an updated bibliography, and a new introduction. Zusammenfassung This widely respected study of social conflicts between the patrician elite and the plebeians in the first centuries of the Roman republic has now been enhanced by a new chapter on material culture! updates to individual chapters! an updated bibliography! and a new introduction. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on Contributors vii Editor's Preface to the second edition ix Editor's Preface to the first edition xvii Chronological Table xxv Abbreviations xxvii I The Conflict of the Orders in Archaic Rome A Comprehensive and Comparative Approach 1 Kurt A. Raaflaub II The Value of the Literary Tradition Concerning Archaic Rome 47 Timothy J. Cornell III The Formation of the "Annalistic Tradition" The Example of the Decemvirate 75 Jürgen von Ungern-Sternberg IV The Contribution of Archaeology to Early Roman History 98 Russell T. Scott V Patricians and Plebeians The Origins of a Social Dichotomy 107 Jean-Claude Richard VI The Definition of patres and plebs An End to the Struggle of the Orders 128 Richard E. Mitchell VII The Rise of the plebs in the Archaic Age of Rome 168 Arnaldo Momigliano VIII From Protection and Defense to Offense and Participation Stages in the Conflict of the Orders 185 Kurt A. Raaflaub IX Religious Aspects of the Conflict of the Orders 223 The Case of confarreatio Jerzy Linderski X The Political Significance of the Codification of Law in Archaic Societies 239 An Unconventional Hypothesis Walter Eder XI The Tenth Table and the Conflict of the Orders 268 Mark Toher XII The Integration of the Plebians into the Political Order after 366 bc 293 Robert Develin XIII The End of the Conflict of the Orders 312 Jürgen von Ungern-Sternberg Bibliography 333 Index of Subjects 386 Index of Persons and Places 397 Index of Scholars 404 Index of Sources 408 ...

Autorentext
Kurt A. Raaflaub is David Herlihy University Professor and Professor of Classics and History at Brown University. His recent publications include Origins of Democracy in Ancient Greece (co-authored, 2006), The Discovery of Freedom in Ancient Greece (2004), War and Society in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds (co-edited, 1999), and Democracy, Empire, and the Arts in Fifth-Century Athens (co-edited, 1998).

Klappentext
The history of early republican Rome was marked by a long series of social and political struggles between the patrician elite and the plebeians (often called the "Conflict of the Orders"). In this new edition of Social Struggles in Archaic Rome, experts from both sides of the Atlantic illuminate the history of these social conflicts--examining their causes and nature; analyzing a wide range of social, economic, legal, religious, military, and political aspects; and considering the reliability of the historical sources. This edition is enhanced by addenda updating individual chapters in light of recent scholarship, a new chapter on aspects of material culture, an updated bibliography, and a new introduction.

Zusammenfassung
This widely respected study of social conflicts between the patrician elite and the plebeians in the first centuries of the Roman republic has now been enhanced by a new chapter on material culture, updates to individual chapters, an updated bibliography, and a new introduction.

Inhalt
Notes on Contributors vii Editor's Preface to the second edition ix Editor's Preface to the first edition xvii Chronological Table xxv Abbreviations xxvii I The Conflict of the Orders in Archaic Rome A Comprehensive and Comparative Approach 1
Kurt A. Raaflaub II The Value of the Literary Tradition Concerning Archaic Rome 47
Timothy J. Cornell III The Formation of the "Annalistic Tradition" The Example of the Decemvirate 75
Jürgen von Ungern-Sternberg IV The Contribution of Archaeology to Early Roman History 98
Russell T. Scott V Patricians and Plebeians The Origins of a Social Dichotomy 107
Jean-Claude Richard VI The Definition of patres and plebs An End to the Struggle of the Orders 128
Richard E. Mitchell VII The Rise of the plebs in the Archaic Age of Rome 168
Arnaldo Momigliano VIII From Protection and Defense to Offense and Participation Stages in the Conflict of the Orders 185
Kurt A. Raaflaub IX Religious Aspects of the Conflict of the Orders 223
The Case of confarreatio Jerzy Linderski X The Political Significance of the Codification of Law in Archaic Societies 239
An Unconventional Hypothesis Walter Eder XI The Tenth Table and the Conflict of the Orders 268
Mark Toher XII The Integration of the Plebians into the Political Order after 366 bc 293
Robert Develin XIII The End of the Conflict of the Orders 312
Jürgen von Ungern-Sternberg Bibliography 333 Index of Subjects 386 Index of Persons and Places 397 Index of Scholars 404 Index of Sources 408

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