This week on the blog: We continue our look at diversity in the Roman Empire with a look at new entrants to Rome's political and literary elite from Italy and the provinces - and also the attitude of other Roman elites to these new entrants:https://acoup.blog/2021/07/16/collections-the-queens-latin-or-who-were-the-romans-part-iii-bigotry-and-diversity-at-rome/ …
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In the republic, you got to be a member of the senate by winning election to the quaestorship; that granted membership (with asterisks) in the senate for life. During the empire, emperors could also induct individuals into the senate before they had achieved the relevant office.
Augustus also added formal wealth qualifications; in the republic the senate was a rich man's club by custom, but Augustus made that law.
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Anyway, on the structure of the republic and its government, A. Lintott, The Constitution of the Roman Republic (1999) is a solid overview. On the senate of the empire, RJA Talbert, The Senate of Imperial Rome (1984) is the standard reference.
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Brilliant, thank you.
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