Introduction to the Paperback Edition Preface Abbreviations Introduction I. The Aftermath of Sulla II. Political Alliances and Alignments III. The "First Triumvirate" and the Reaction IV. The Consuls and Consular Elections V. The Senate VI. Legislative Activity: Criminal and Administrative Law VII. Criminal Trials (I): The Implications VIII. Criminal Trials (II): The Continuities IX. The Plebs and the Army X. Discontents and Violence XI. The Coming of Civil War Conclusion Appendix 1: Composition of the Senate Appendix II: Additional Criminal Trials Appendix Ill: Imperia Extra Ordinem Bibliography Index Nominum Index Rerum