History of Exile in the Roman Republic

This 2006 study examines all facets of exile during the Roman Republic.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Exilium: legal and historical issues; 3. The journey into exile: the early Republic to the Social War; 4. Exilium from the Social War to the death of Julius Caesar; 5. Topics of exile; 6. Prosopography of Roman exiles.

Summary

Despite its importance in the political arena, Roman exile has been a neglected topic in modern scholarship. This 2006 study examines all facets of exile in the Roman Republic: its historical development, legal issues, the possibility of restoration and the effects of exile on the lives and families of banished men.

Product details

• Authors: Gordon P. Kelly, Gordon P. (Lewis and Clark College Kelly, KELLY GORDON P, Kelly Gordon P.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.09.2012
• EAN: 9781107407336
• ISBN: 978-1-107-40733-6
• No. of pages: 274
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Europe / General, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE