<p>Traces the growth of the Roman constitution and examines how it functioned during the mature Republic and the Principate. &ldquo;My desire was to touch however briefly on all the important aspects of the important aspects of public life central municipal and provincial; and thus to exhibit the political genius of the Roman in connexion with all the chief problems of administration which it attempted to solve.&rdquo; (Preface). Includes a useful index of Latin words and an index of passages from ancient authors referenced in the text. xx 483 pp.</p>