Description
Book SynopsisThis 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.
- Analyzes social conflicts between patricians and plebeians in early republican Rome
- Includes chapters by leading scholars from both sides of the Atlantic illuminating social, economic, legal, religious, military, and political aspects as well as the reliability of historical sources
- Contributors have written addenda for the new edition, updating their chapters in light of recent scholarship
Trade Review"A path-breaking collection of articles and a model of collaborative enterprise when it first appeared, Social Struggles has long been essential reading for students and scholars alike of the Republic’s early history. Its re-publication in an expanded second edition is to be warmly welcomed. Quite simply, it is the best introduction available in any language to the complexities of this poorly understood but crucial period in Rome’s rise to world power."
Nathan Rosenstein, The Ohio State University "Raaflaub's collection of essays has since its appearance been a standard work of reference and guide to the complexities of early Rome. The alternative views expressed on key issues make this a rich and rewarding account. Now updated, Social Struggles in Ancient Rome will once again define the future course of research in the field." Christopher J Smith, University of St Andrews
“Raaflaub’s revised publication should continue to stimulate debate regarding Rome’s social, political and religious organization in the first centuries of the Republic.”
Scholia Reviews
Table of ContentsNotes 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
