Maty Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Thanks for this Asclepiades - it appears that we have both examined the same (and I suspect the only) sources. I'd be interested in your opinion though - to what extent do you feel Mummius was acting on his own initiative, and to what extent was he carrying out his orders from the senate? (For what it's worth, I feel that a decision of this magnitude would have been decided at an even higher level than a consul with imperium - for something like this he would have needed a consilium, and no less of a consilium than the senate would do. That is, though the decision technically rested with Mummius, the senate gave him 'advice' he could not ignore.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASCLEPIADES Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 (edited) Thanks for this Asclepiades - it appears that we have both examined the same (and I suspect the only) sources. I'd be interested in your opinion though - to what extent do you feel Mummius was acting on his own initiative, and to what extent was he carrying out his orders from the senate? (For what it's worth, I feel that a decision of this magnitude would have been decided at an even higher level than a consul with imperium - for something like this he would have needed a consilium, and no less of a consilium than the senate would do. That is, though the decision technically rested with Mummius, the senate gave him 'advice' he could not ignore.) Edited December 1, 2008 by ASCLEPIADES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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