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Informationen zum Autor Francisco Pina Polo is Professor of Ancient History at the Departamento Ciencias Antigüedad at the Universidad de Zaragoza. He is co-editor of Coloquios de Historia Antigua Universidad de Zaragoza (I, 2001; II, 2003; III, 2005; IV, 2007; V, 2009), and recent books include Marco Tulio Cicerón (2005). Klappentext This book is a systematic study of the consuls' civil tasks both within and outside the city of Rome. Zusammenfassung This book is a clear and accessible reference work! the first in modern times! for the tasks performed by the consuls in the civil sphere between the years 367 and 50 BC! both within and outside the city of Rome! in such varied fields as religion! diplomacy! legislation! jurisdiction! colonisation! elections! and day-to-day politics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Part I. The Consular Functions in the Pre-Sullan Age (367-81): 1. The consuls taking office; 2. Consuls and civic religion; 3. Consuls, the agents of diplomacy in the Roman state; 4. Communication between consuls and the people: edicts and contiones; 5. Consuls as legislators; 6. The jurisdiction of the consuls; 7. Consuls as promoters of public works; 8. Colonization and distribution of land; 9. Appointment of a dictator; 10. Consuls presiding over elections; 11. The consular year in the pre-Sullan age; Part II. The Consular Functions in the Post-Sullan Age (80-50): 12. The supposed lex Cornelia de provinciis ordinandis and the presence of consuls in Rome in the post-Sullan period; 13. Consular functions from the year 80 to 50; 14. The consular year in the post-Sullan period; 15. Conclusion.
