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The Roman Nobility, the Early ConsularFasti, and the Consular Tribunate

“… 73 Given the many problems, the bibliography on the consular tribunate is considerable; see, e.g., von Fritz (1950) 37-41; Staveley (1953); Adcock (1957); Boddington (1959); Sealey (1959); Ogilvie (1965) 539-41; Ridley (1986); Drummond (1989) 192-5; Richard (1990) and (1992); Sohlberg (1991); La Rosa (1994); Cornell (1995) 334-9; Walt (1997) 313-18; Stewart (1998) 53-94; Brennan (2000) 49-54; Forsythe (2005) 234-9; Urso (2005) 123-34; Oakley (1997-2005) 1.367-76, 4.502-7, with discussion of a range of further views; Ross Holloway (2008); Drogula (2015) 25-7; Armstrong (2016) 192-9, 210-11. …”

“… 89 See Urso (2005) 127 n. 10 for an overview of various modern explanations for the magistracy. On the results, note Cornell (1995) 462 n. 17: ‘this is the one topic in archaic Roman history where English-speaking scholars predominate (although the results of their efforts are not much of an advertisement)’; Oakley (1997-2005) 1.373: ‘Despite much scholarly attention, the nature, origins, and demise of the consular tribunate await a satisfactory explanation’; 376: ‘the consular tribunate remains enigmatic’; Walt (1997) 317: ‘Die moderne Forschung ist also nicht zu einer eindeutigen Erklärung der tribuni militum consulari potestate gekommen’; Smith (2006) 272: ‘All attempts to give a rational explanation for the consular tribunate are disputed.’ …”