The Praetorship in the Roman Republic 2 Volume Set

Brennan's book surveys the history of the Roman praetorship, which was one of the most enduring Roman political institutions, occupying the practical center of Roman Republican administrative life for over three centuries. The study addresses political, social, military and legal history, as well as Roman religion. Volume I begins with a survey of Roman (and modern) views on the development of legitimate power--from the kings, through the early chief magistrates, and down through the creation and early years of the praetorship. Volume II discusses how the introduction in 122 of C. Gracchus' provincia repetundarum pushed the old city-state system to its functional limits.

Volume IPrefaceAcknowledgementsAbbreviations1. Introduction2. Antecedents of the Praetorship3. The Creation and Early Development of the Praetorship4. Developments in the Praetorship5. The City Praetorships6. Sicily and Sardenia7. The Spains8. The Special Provinciae9. General Developments in the PraetorshipVolume II10. General Developments in the Praetorship11. General Developments in the Praetorship12. The City Praetorships13. Sicily, Sardenia, and the Spains14. Macedonia, Africa, and Asia15. Cilicia and the Gauls in the late Republic16. ConclusionsAdditional NotesAppendix A and BNotes to Chapters 1-15Nots to Appendix BBibliography