A treatise on the Roman senate. . In two parts. The first part contains the substance of several letters, formerly written to the late Lord Hervey, concerning the manner of creating senators, and filling up the vacancies of that body in old Rome. The second part, which is now added, contains a distinct account I. Of the power and jurisdiction of the senate. II. Of the right and manner of convoking it. III. Of the places, in which it was usually assembled. IV. Of the legal times of holding their assemblies. V. Of the different ranks and orders of men in the senate, and of the forms observed in their deliberations. VI. Of the nature and force of their decrees. VII. Of the peculiar dignity, honors and ornaments of a Roman senator. By Conyers Middleton, ...
Conyers Middleton (1683-1750)
Category
Books
Date
1748
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3050416.2
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2],188p. . 8vo.. With an initial advertisement leaf not present in ESTC record. Bound with Middleton's 'A letter from Rome' (London, 1742). Identified in 1768 catalogue: Aa.6 (1 in later hand).
Makers and roles
Conyers Middleton (1683-1750)