Sulla, the Elites and the Empire

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"This book is a study of Sulla's policies in Italy and in the Greek East. Its main aim is to show how Sulla revived Rome's alliances with the local elites at a critical moment for the survival of her Mediterranean hegemony. The discussion calls into play a wide range of political, economic and religious issues, and the argument is developed from three complementary standpoints: role of elites, administration, and ideology Sulla, the Elites and the Empire deals with both the impact of a prominent individual and the impact of the Roman empire. It sets outs to offer a new appraisal of Sulla and his age and, more generally, to contribute to the understanding of the late Roman Republic."--Jacket.

subjects: Politics and government,  Elite (Social sciences),  History,  Biography,  Statesmen,  Sulla, lucius cornelius,  Statesmen, italy,  Statesmen, biography,  Rome, history, republic, 510-30 b.c.,  Rome, politics and government