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The >Magister Equitum: The Evolution of an Extraordinary Magistracy

The >Magister Equitum: The Evolution of an Extraordinary Magistracy

Jordan, Bradley

Hardcover

Series: Klio / Beihefte. Neue Folge, Book 38

Ancient Greece

ISBN10: 3111338584
ISBN13: 9783111338583
Publisher: de Gruyter
Published: Jan 29 2024
Pages: 183
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.69 Depth: 9.61
Language: English
The magister equitum, a subordinate to the Roman dictator during the Roman Republic, has been little studied to-date, in part due to the scattered and antiquarian nature of the evidence. This book addresses this gap by providing a definitive description and analysis of the office, focusing on three core questions: first, and most importantly, what were the powers and role of the office?; second, what senatorial rank did the magister equitum have?; finally, how did the magister equitum evolve under the first century BCE dictators, Sulla and Caesar? The book engages with recent advances in understanding the constitutional foundations and development of the Republican state to re-assess the role played by the office and its occupants in crucial moments of Roman history. It argues that the magister equitum was, and was understood by Romans to be, a central and significant part of the Roman Republican constitution.

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