Dall'ordine repubblicano ai poteri di Augusto

Dall'ordine repubblicano ai poteri di Augusto: Aspetti della legislazione romana provides a nuanced re-evaluation of the interplay between Roman public law, institutional structures, and political dynamics from the late Republic through the early Principate. Challenging traditional dichotomies between legal history and political narrative, the analysis reveals how comitial legislation (leges and plebiscita) functioned as the core mechanism of governance, mediating tensions between senatorial authority and popular assemblies. By examining the complete lifecycle of Roman statutes—including the drafting process, trinundinum publication rules, contiones debates, and epigraphic archive dissemination—the work demonstrates how legislative procedures reflected the shifting balances of power. Ultimately, the study traces how the traditional republican framework was transformed and ideologically reinterpreted under Augustus to legitimize imperial power through restored constitutional forms.