Francisco Pina Polo is Professor of Ancient History at the Departamento Ciencias Antigüedad at the Universidad de Zaragoza. He is co-editor of Coloquios de Historia Antigua Universidad de Zaragoza (I, 2001; II, 2003; III, 2005; IV, 2007; V, 2009), and recent books include Marco Tulio Cicerón (2005).
Introduction
Part I. The Consular Functions in the Pre-Sullan Age (367-81): 1. The consuls taking office
2. Consuls and civic religion
3. Consuls, the agents of diplomacy in the Roman state
4. Communication between consuls and the people: edicts and contiones
5. Consuls as legislators
6. The jurisdiction of the consuls
7. Consuls as promoters of public works
8. Colonization and distribution of land
9. Appointment of a dictator
10. Consuls presiding over elections
11. The consular year in the pre-Sullan age
Part II. The Consular Functions in the Post-Sullan Age (80-50): 12. The supposed lex Cornelia de provinciis ordinandis and the presence of consuls in Rome in the post-Sullan period
13. Consular functions from the year 80 to 50
14. The consular year in the post-Sullan period
15. Conclusion.
