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2020, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
The Quaestorship in the Roman Republic-the first comprehensive and exhaustive history of the quaestorship and the men who were quaestors-constitutes a valuable addition to the growing body of literature on Roman Republican political institutions. The authors have gleaned as much as one might hope from the sparse evidence for this office; yet, they admirably maintain reasonable caution in discussions of, e.g., the quaestorship's early history. They are to be congratulated for completing this solid work of scholarship in a mere five years; many will also be grateful that they chose to publish in English
This paper assesses our knowledge and presumptions about the development of the quaestorship in the middle Republic, deconstructing some of the long-standing assumptions about the additional 4 quaestorships created in the third century BC (e.g., the hypothetical 'quaestor Ostiensis', which is not explicitly attested before the first century BC). The new evidence of the Egadi rostra inscriptions is briefly considered (but in fact it adds little to this discussion and offers little direct support for the 'quaestores classici' of Iohannes Lydus' account). Finally, it is argued that the quaestors remained only 8 in number until the reform of Sulla, and a hypothetical model is developed to show that 8 quaestors would have been entirely sufficient for the management of empire in the second century, and that this is entirely compatible with our evidence (such as the actions of Gaius Gracchus in Sardinia).
P. Buongiorno - M.T. Schettino (eds.), Poteri pubblici, conflitti istituzionali e cultura politica dopo Sulla, Macerata, 163-184, 2023
This thesis endeavours to explain the role of the quaestor in Late Roman law. It looks past the traditional focus on the contribution of the quaestor in the content and style of the law, and instead, suggests that the quaestor was a combination of a facilitator of imperial law and a mediator between emperor and bureaucracy. Chapter One uses the careers of quaestors in order to position the quaestorship in Late Roman government, and using evidence from Cassiodorus, suggests that there were only minor differences with the quaestorship of the fourth and sixth centuries. It examines laws from the Codex Theodosianus in order to show the difference between a law that works and a law that does not using the language as a guide. It argues that the successful facilitation of law allowed the emperor to style himself in a particular way but not all quaestors were able to do this all the time. Chapter Two shows two aspects of the quaestor as a mediator between emperor and bureaucracy. He was the emperor's 'confidant'. He not only gave legal advice but also had the power to 'restrain' the emperor against acts that threatened his position with his subjects and officials. The quaestor also acted as a 'policeman' against bureaucratic corruption and threats to imperial power. This chapter argues that the quaestor was the conduit between autocratic power a rising bureaucracy. The skilful quaestor attended to the needs of both without disempowering either to any great extent and survived with his career intact. Ultimately, this paper argues that the quaestor was more than a contributor to the law. His style and use of language was the difference between good laws and bad laws. The quaestor the emperor's 'confidant' and 'policeman' are also two important aspects that need more attention from the scholarship.
ASCS 32 Selected Proceedings (2011), 2011
The origins of the quaestorship have always been murky and clouded owing to the office’s unhelpful treatment by the ancient source authors. Tacitus records that the office was instituted under the monarchs (Ann. 11.22) and that the later Republican quaestors evolved from them; however, scholars have long dismissed the nomenclative connection between the quaestores parricidii of possibly regal origin that continued to operate until 243 B.C. and the other, more regularized and familiar quaestors that begin to appear during the latter part of the 5th century. This paper seeks to reconsider the origin of the regularized quaestorship within the context of the Decemviral era as suggested by the ordering of events within Livy’s Canuleian speech (4.4.3). It will situate the creation of the office within the context of the Struggle of the Orders and the demonstrated rise in interest in patrician accountability concerning property. In doing so, it seeks to offer not only a plausible new date for the origin of the regularized quaestors but also a more sufficient rationale lurking behind an earlier creation date than is commonly accepted.
A Companion to the Political Culture of the Roman Republic, 2021
Introduction to Chapter 21, "Other Magistrates, Officlals, and Apparitores" . . . . "If the annually elected consuls and tribunes count as the stars of Rome’s political theatre (culture), then one must also account for the huge number of supporting actors. In other words, while our gaze is normally drawn to the magistrates whose activities captured the interest of ancient authors, we have to look beyond them to discern the vast majority of participants in Roman political culture: men who were on the scene every day, performing important yet mundane work so familiar to Roman authors that they rarely thought to mention them. These include the minor officials in the vigintisexvirate (board of 26 men), quaestors and aediles who, in most cases, were working their way up the ladder – the cursus honorum – towards ‘star billing’. In addition, there were others in the ‘crew’ who provided the nuts-and-bolts expertise necessary to keep the show running from year to year: these were Rome’s salaried assistants (apparitores), public servants attached to the annual magistrates, whose work was essential to the production’s success." (21.1) . . . . . . This chapter provides a concise but thorough examination of the cursus honorum (21.2); electioneering and elections (21.3); the vigintisexvirate, including Decemviri stlitibus iudicandis, Quattuorviri viis in urbe purgandis, Tresviri monetalis, Tresviri capitales, Duoviri viis extra urbem purgandis, and Quattuor praefecti Capuam Cumas (21.4.1-6); Urban quaestores (21.5); Aediles (plebeian and curule) (21.6); and Apparitores (including scribae, lictores, viatores and praecones) (21.7) all in the context of the wider political culture of the Roman republic, using the most up-to-date research. . . . . . NB: Unfortunately, I am unable to provide even the "submitted" version of the chapter for 24 months after its publication, at which point I will post it on my University-run archive and then post a link to it here.
Holding High Office in the Roman Republic, 2011
Cedrus, 2023
The title of quaestor is recognized as one of the oldest magistratus titles in the history of Rome. It is thought that the office of quaestor parricidii, which was probably established during the regal period, emerged as a judicial office as the first form of the office of quaestor. This study evaluates the claim that, as a result of Rome's sphere of dominance growing in the Republic period and the need for different state duties arising, the office of quaestor was transformed into a civil authority responsible for financial management and supervision, while the office of quaestor parricidii, assumed to have been established in the regal period as a judicial body, was replaced by the office of praetor formed in 366 B.C. Öz: Quaestor'luk görevi Roma tarihindeki en eski magistratus'luk makamlarından biri olarak kabul edilmektedir. Muhtemelen Roma Krallık Dönemi'nde oluşturulan quaestores parricidii görevinin, quaestor'luğun ilk formu olarak yargısal nitelikli bir görev şeklinde ortaya çıktığı düşünülmektedir. Bu çalışmada Cumhuriyet Dönemi'nde Roma'nın hâkimiyet alanının büyümesiyle farklı devlet görevlerine olan ihtiyacın ortaya çıkması sonucunda, quaestor'luk makamının mali yönetim ve denetimden sorumlu memuriyete dönüştüğü, Krallık Dönemi'nde oluşturulduğu varsayılan yargısal fonksiyonu haiz quaestores parricidii makamının zaman içinde yerini MÖ 366 yılında oluşturulan praetor'luk görevine bıraktığı yönündeki görüşler değerlendirilmektedir.
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