This is a comprehensive analysis of the idea of libertas and its conflicting uses in the political struggles of the late Roman Republic. By reconstructing Roman

An insightful and original exploration of Roman Republic politics In A Companion to the Political Culture of the Roman Republic, editors Valentina Arena and Jon

Libertas and Res Publica examines two key concepts of Western political thinking: freedom and republic. Contributors address important new questions on the prin

A very readable introduction exploring much-contested issues and debates, and providing an original synthesis of this important topic.

Plebs and Politics in the Late Roman Republic analyses the political role of the masses in a profoundly aristocratic society. Constitutionally the populus Roman