Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Kings College London, 2017) issued under title: Confiscations of property and public sales in the tradition of the Roman Republic. Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-208) and indexes.
Contents:
Conclusions. Confiscation or consecration of property? -- Fines and Roman public finances -- Public fines in Italy outside Rome -- Confiscations of property and fines in the military sphere -- The use of financial penalties in the political arena -- Confiscations of property in civil conflicts -- Confiscations of property and the declaration of hostes publici -- The Sullan proscriptions : a point of no return? -- Disclosing confiscations and public sales in the late republic : Cicero's De domo sua -- Conclusions.
Summary:
"Private property in Rome effectively measures the suitability of each individual to serve in the army and to compete in the political arena. What happens then, when a Roman citizen is deprived of his property? Financial penalties played a crucial role in either discouraging or effectively punishing wrongdoers. This book offers the first coherent discussion of confiscations and fines in the Roman Republic by exploring the political, social, and economic impact of these punishments on private wealth"--Provided by publisher.
Series:
History and archaeology of classical antiquity 2352-8656 ; volume 447. History and archaeology of classical antiquity
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