Roman Hegemony in Latium (Mommsen 1.7) (Read Mommsen 1.7 online.) Mommsen, in a charming image, laments the lack of a Roman Homer who might show us the city’s ‘boyhood,’ but he attempts to Continue Reading →
Non-citizens & constitutional change (Mommsen 1.6) One of the difficulties of Dickson’s translation is the use of the word ‘burgess’ where we should prefer ‘citizen.’ ‘Burgess’ sounds archaic and sugge Continue Reading →
The original Roman constitution (Mommsen 1.5) Mommsen continues to reveal something of his personal feelings when talks about such things as nature furnishing the Romans with the perfect order for Continue Reading →
