Daniel J Gargola: 2 books
The Shape of the Roman Order
The Republic and Its Spaces
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2017
In recent years, a long-established view of the Roman Empire during its great age of expansion has been called into question by scholars who contend that this model has made Rome appear too much like a modern state. This is especially true in terms of understanding how the Roman government ordered...
Lands, Laws, and Gods
Magistrates and Ceremony in the Regulation of Public Lands in Republican Rome
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
In Lands, Laws, and Gods, Daniel Gargola examines the formulation and implementation of laws regulating the use of public lands, including the establishment of colonies, in Republican Rome (509-27 B.C.). During this period of territorial expansion, the Romans developed the basic legal forms by which...