Difference between the Greek and Italian conceptions of international law, 289. International customs of Rome, 290. International relations with foreign states, 292. The _jus gentium_, 294. The federation of Latium, 295. Extension of the league and change in its character, 296. The organisation of Italy; _cives_ and _socii_, 299. Proposals to extend the franchise, 310. Settlement after the social war, 312. Incorporation of Cisalpine Gaul, 314. CHAPTER VIII THE ORGANISATION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE PROVINCES Origin of provincial government, 316. The conception of a _provincia_, 317. Free and allied cities, 317. _Stipendiariae civitates_; the _lex provinciae_, 318. Taxation, 319. The governor and his staff, 322. The spheres of administration, 324. Jurisdiction, 325. The provincial edict, 326. General estimate of provincial government, 328. CHAPTER IX THE REVOLUTION AND THE TRANSITION TO THE PRINCIPATE Objects of the party of reform, 331. Elements in the party of reform, 332. The balance of parties; the _equites_, 333. The issue of the struggle, 334. The sole rule of Caesar, 336. The Triumvirate and the establishment of the Principate, 338. CHAPTER X THE PRINCIPATE _THE POWERS OF THE PRINCEPS_ 1. The chief bases of the Princeps’ authority; the _proconsulare imperium_ and the _tribunicia potestas_; nature of the _imperium_, 341. Powers connected with the _imperium_, 344. Powers connected with the _tribunicia potestas_, 346. The Princeps as consul, 347; as censor, 347. Extraordinary rights conferred on the Princeps, 348. Dispensation from laws, 350. The Princeps as head of the state religion, 350. _TITLES, INSIGNIA, AND HONOURS OF THE PRINCEPS_ 2. Appellatives and titles, 351. _Insignia_, 355. Other honours, 355. The _domus Caesaris_, 356. _Amici_ and _comites_, 357. _CREATION, TRANSMISSION, AND ABROGATION OF THE PRINCIPATE_ 3. Election of a Princeps, 358. Designation of a successor, 360. Hereditary succession, 362. Deposition of a Princeps, 362. Recognition of a reign, 363. _THE OTHER POWERS IN THE STATE—THE MAGISTRACY, THE COMITIA, AND THE SENATE_ 4. The magistracy, 363. The individual magistrates, 367. The _comitia_ 371. The Senate, 373. _THE CHIEF DEPARTMENTS OF THE STATE; THE DUAL CONTROL OF SENATE AND PRINCEPS_