Books in the Studies in the History of Greece and Rome series

This second volume of the three-volume collection of Fergus Millar's published essays draws together 20 of his classic pieces on the government, society, and culture of the Roman Empire. Every article in Volume 2 addresses the themes of how the Roman Empire worked in practice and what it was like to live under Roman rule.

These 16 essays open with a contribution by Fergus Millar, in which he defends studying Classics. He also questions the dominiant interpretation of politics in the Roman Republic, arguing that the people, not the Senate, were the sovereign power, therefore shedding new light on Augustus' regime.

Examines the formulation and implementation of laws regulating the use of public lands, including the establishment of colonies, in Republican Rome (509-27 BC). Using agrarian law as a case study and focusing especially on rituals that both validated and gave structure to the administrative process, Gargola demonstrates the fundamental connections between religion, law, and government.

Public Records and Archives in Classical Athens

Publius Clodius Pulcher was a prominent political figure during the last years of the Roman Republic. The first modern, comprehensive biography of Clodius, The Patrician Tribune traces his career from its earliest stages until its end in 52 BC, when he was murdered by a political rival.

Inside Roman Libraries: Book Collections and Their Management in Antiquity

Rome at War: Farms, Families, and Death in the Middle Republic