The Constitution of the Roman Republic (287-133 BC)

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A Mixed Polity

Antonios Emmanuel Platsas

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English

Edinburgh University Press
28 February 2026

Roman law; Comparative law; Law & society; Legal history; Constitutional & administrative law

This book explores the apex of the Roman Republic, positing that the Republic has been one of mixed characteristics combining monarchic, oligarchic, aristocratic and democratic elements in its constitution.

It offers unique analytical insights into the golden constitutional era of the Roman Republic by exploring the essence, the fundamentals, the historical roots and the structures of its institutions.

In addition to exploring the apex of the Republic and the reasons behind it, the monograph taxonomises and explores the constituent elements of the Republic. It does so by offering a detailed analysis of the precise constitutional nature of the Roman Republic and its institutions in the same period of time.

Moreover, the book radically challenges the traditional picture of the Roman republic as a three-dimensional constitutional reality (monarchy

aristocracy

democracy), proposing that the Republic was more complex than that, as in it being a four-dimensional constitutional reality (monarchy

aristocracy

oligarchy

democracy).

By: Antonios Emmanuel Platsas
Imprint: Edinburgh University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781399545822
ISBN 10: 1399545825
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 28 February 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Antonios Emmanuel Platsas is a Reader in Law at Leeds Beckett University.

Reviews for The Constitution of the Roman Republic (287-133 BC): A Mixed Polity

Platsas delivers a bold and provocative reappraisal of the Roman Republic’s constitutional design, challenging Polybian orthodoxy and revealing a richer, four-part mixed polity. Innovative and incisive, this work reshapes our view of Rome’s political engine and stands as a landmark in Roman legal scholarship and comparative constitutional analysis. -- Anna Tarwacka, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University