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Hermes, 2019
P. Clodius’ lex frumentaria of 58 B.C. tends to be viewed as a populist law that greatly exacerba... more P. Clodius’ lex frumentaria of 58 B.C. tends to be viewed as a populist law that greatly exacerbated, if not largely created, the problems associated with the provision of grain in the 50s. Yet the law was intended to alleviate the high costs due to increased demand created by Cato’s lex frumentaria of 62. Moreover, it was not conceived as a one-shot, populist solution, but was part of a larger strategy aimed at mitigating the problem of supply. In ways hitherto unrealised, Clodius’ annexation of Cyprus and the consular exemption of Delos from taxation formed part of a wider debate on tackling the root cause of high costs and unreliable supply: the resurgence of piracy in the eastern Mediterranean.
This document consists of searchable digital scans of the indexes to most of the books published ... more This document consists of searchable digital scans of the indexes to most of the books published by Ronald Syme. Until now those who wished to locate all the mentions of an individual, a place name, or a theme in Syme’s work had to plough their way through fifteen indexes. The aim of this document is to provide a single, searchable, and printable document that encompasses them all. It is also intended to serve as a companion resource to Approaching the Roman Revolution. Papers on Republican History (OUP, 2016).
Historia Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte, 2015
It is commonly held that the Board of Five (Vviri) created by Caesar’s first lex agraria in 59 B.... more It is commonly held that the Board of Five (Vviri) created by Caesar’s first lex agraria in 59 B. C. was a subcommission of the Board of Twenty (XXviri), and that a post on the former – which was invested with judicial powers – was offered to Cicero in c. July of that year. This is founded upon Cicero’s puzzling reference to the post as both quinquevir and vigintivir. This paper argues two connected points: a) pace Mommsen, the two land commissions were in fact separate entities; and b) Cicero received two offers (first quinquevir, then vigintivir) some six months apart in markedly different political and personal circumstances.
Historia Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte, 2013
This paper argues that ratification of Pompey’s eastern acta following his return to Rome in 61 w... more This paper argues that ratification of Pompey’s eastern acta following his return to Rome in 61 was not obstructed by the Senate, but proceeded expeditiously on the basis suggested by L. Lucullus: namely, that his acta be approved severally, and not en bloc as originally presented. This is inferred from the silence within the Ciceronian corpus from 61 to 60 (in contrast to later ancient accounts), and (more positively) from evidence of senatorial approval of various major acta before 59. Retrospective historiography on the part of Asinius Pollio and others, combined with contemporary protests in 59 against ‘tyranny’ and the land bill, may explain the elevation of this non-event to a cause célèbre.
Hermes, 2019
P. Clodius’ lex frumentaria of 58 B.C. tends to be viewed as a populist law that greatly exacerba... more P. Clodius’ lex frumentaria of 58 B.C. tends to be viewed as a populist law that greatly exacerbated, if not largely created, the problems associated with the provision of grain in the 50s. Yet the law was intended to alleviate the high costs due to increased demand created by Cato’s lex frumentaria of 62. Moreover, it was not conceived as a one-shot, populist solution, but was part of a larger strategy aimed at mitigating the problem of supply. In ways hitherto unrealised, Clodius’ annexation of Cyprus and the consular exemption of Delos from taxation formed part of a wider debate on tackling the root cause of high costs and unreliable supply: the resurgence of piracy in the eastern Mediterranean.
This document consists of searchable digital scans of the indexes to most of the books published ... more This document consists of searchable digital scans of the indexes to most of the books published by Ronald Syme. Until now those who wished to locate all the mentions of an individual, a place name, or a theme in Syme’s work had to plough their way through fifteen indexes. The aim of this document is to provide a single, searchable, and printable document that encompasses them all. It is also intended to serve as a companion resource to Approaching the Roman Revolution. Papers on Republican History (OUP, 2016).
Historia Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte, 2015
It is commonly held that the Board of Five (Vviri) created by Caesar’s first lex agraria in 59 B.... more It is commonly held that the Board of Five (Vviri) created by Caesar’s first lex agraria in 59 B. C. was a subcommission of the Board of Twenty (XXviri), and that a post on the former – which was invested with judicial powers – was offered to Cicero in c. July of that year. This is founded upon Cicero’s puzzling reference to the post as both quinquevir and vigintivir. This paper argues two connected points: a) pace Mommsen, the two land commissions were in fact separate entities; and b) Cicero received two offers (first quinquevir, then vigintivir) some six months apart in markedly different political and personal circumstances.
Historia Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte, 2013
This paper argues that ratification of Pompey’s eastern acta following his return to Rome in 61 w... more This paper argues that ratification of Pompey’s eastern acta following his return to Rome in 61 was not obstructed by the Senate, but proceeded expeditiously on the basis suggested by L. Lucullus: namely, that his acta be approved severally, and not en bloc as originally presented. This is inferred from the silence within the Ciceronian corpus from 61 to 60 (in contrast to later ancient accounts), and (more positively) from evidence of senatorial approval of various major acta before 59. Retrospective historiography on the part of Asinius Pollio and others, combined with contemporary protests in 59 against ‘tyranny’ and the land bill, may explain the elevation of this non-event to a cause célèbre.