Government Archive
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SPECIALIZATION
Posted on February 12, 2012 | No CommentsThe interest of historians for the Roman civil service began in the late 19th century with the so- called prosopographical works. Initially, they presented only chronological lists of the provincial governors (legati Augusti pro praetore provinciae) or lists of the army commanders (legati legionis). -
Aramaic as a Lingua Franca During the Persian Empire (538-333 B.C.E.)
Posted on August 28, 2011 | No CommentsAramaic as a Lingua Franca During the Persian Empire (538-333 B.C.E.) By Chul-hyun Bae Journal of Universal Language, Vol. 5 (2004) Abstract: In the sixth century B.C.E. King Darius, king... -
How Generous were the Romans in Granting Citizenship?
Posted on January 28, 2011 | No CommentsHow Generous were the Romans in Granting Citizenship? By Altay Co?ku Labyrinth: An online journal published by the Classical Studies Department of the University of Waterloo, Issue 91 (2010) Introduction:... -
Making late Roman taxpayers pay: imperial government strategies and practice
Posted on October 4, 2010 | No CommentsMaking late Roman taxpayers pay: imperial government strategies and practice By Hartmut G. Ziche Violence in Late Antiquity: Perceptions and Practices, edited by H. Drake (Ashgate, 2006) Introduction: Taxes under... -
Social Norms in the Courts of Ancient Athens
Posted on February 22, 2010 | No CommentsThe Athenian court system plays little role in conventional explanations for Athens’ success as a well-ordered society. Instead, scholars tend to em- phasize the importance of informal social control and internalized norms in maintaining order. -
Citizenship in Ancient Greece
Posted on December 10, 2009 | No CommentsThe notion and problem of citizenship in ancient Greece is very complex and it continues, in different contexts, to be the object of scientific research even very recently, as we can evince from new book titles.
