The Senatus Consultum de Cn. Pisone Patre

Text, Translation, and Commentary

Alison E. Cooley (University of Warwick)

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Cambridge University Press
23 February 2023

History; Ancient history: to c 500 CE

The Senatus Consultum de Cn. Pisone Patre is a senatorial decree issued in AD 20 following the trial of Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso, the governor of Syria, who was accused of rebellion against Tiberius following the death of his heir Germanicus. It survives on several inscriptions and is among the most important documents from the early Principate. This new edition, with translation and commentary, sets the text within its contemporary context, considering it alongside other texts (including Tacitus' Annales), coins, and monuments, focusing upon the development of Tiberian political discourse. It explores how contemporary observers (including Valerius Maximus and Velleius Paterculus) understood and contributed to the shaping of dynastic rule at Rome after the death of Augustus in AD 14. It analyses how the Principate continued to evolve under his successor Tiberius, and explores the role of different individuals and groups in negotiating these political changes.

Edited by: Alison E. Cooley (University of Warwick)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 171mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 560g
ISBN: 9781108714563
ISBN 10: 1108714560
Pages: 250
Publication Date: 23 February 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; Text and translation; Notes on variations between copies of the text; Commentary.

Alison E. Cooley is Professor in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick. She has published extensively on topics relating to Roman epigraphy and the politics of early imperial Rome. Her books include an edition and commentary on the Res Gestae divi Augusti (Cambridge, 2009) and The Cambridge Manual of Latin Epigraphy (Cambridge, 2012).