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 →
Reading Rome (Mommsen, 1.4) Mommsen continues to rely upon dubious etymology to make historical conjectures, but several times seems aware of the relative unimportance of such sp Continue Reading →
