CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
Contributors to the Fund ii
I.  The Roman System of Government
1. Pre-Augustan 3
2. Post-Augustan 31
II.  Roman Politics and Modern Politics
1. Rome and the Church of Rome 47
2. The Individual and the State 51
3. On Constitutions 67
4. The Legislative and Executive Branches of Government 74
i. Resemblances between Ancient and Modern 74
ii. Differences between Ancient and Modern 80
5. The Judiciary 95
6. Conception of Citizenship 103
i. In Times of Peace 103
ii. In Times of War 106
7. Taxation and Finance 108
8. Imperialism 115
III.  Some Political and Social Problems Common to the Romans and to Modern Peoples 138
1. The Color and the Labor Questions 139
2. Voting and Elections 140
3. The Political Boss 144
4. The Recall 147
5. Pensions, Bonuses, and Militarism 149
6. Cases of Paternalism 152
7. Growth of Cities 160
IV.  Some Final Reflections 164
Notes 171
Bibliography 175