A Fiscalist Interpretation of De Republica 3.16
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3937290 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Morris Silver (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 66-73 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Phoenix (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8299 • E-ISSN: 1929-4883 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/phx.2011.0009 |
| OpenAlex | W4206614631 |
| Language | EN |
Cicero's De Republica 3.16 refers to a ban on the cultivation by Transalpinae gentes of vineyards and oliveyards. Various explanations of the ban have been advanced, citing considerations of national interest (Paterson, Tchernia) or imperialist goals (Frank, Badi ́n). This paper proposes a new, fiscalist interpretation: the aim of the ban was to protect the very large revenues flowing to the Roman treasury from the transit duty levied on Italian wine in Gaul
Art · Cicero · Duty · Economics · Interpretation (philosophy) · Linguistics · Political science · Revenue · Statutory interpretation · Treasury · Wine · Accounting · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Diverse Legal and Medical Studies · Historical Economic and Legal Thought · History · Law · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |