Roman Empire: A religion as well as a state, 140 Area of wars, 107, 122 Change of officials, 317 Christianity and, 430 Conquests: Conditions of, 6 Effects of, 5 Organization, 7 Constitution: Hereditary succession, 164 People an organized part of, 11 Theories on, 8, 31 Working changed, 32, 34 Decentralized, 247 Expansion of, 1 _seqq._ Finances, 228 Frontiers vulnerable, 217 How broken up, 228 Imperial Executive founded on Equestrian Order, 15 Information from authors on, 2 Local life of, 382 Policy to allies, 33 Politics of, 4 Popular government a legal fiction, 12 “Province”: Division of, 59, 313, 357 Signification of, 22 Slavery in, 60 State prosecutions, 321 Supreme Court of Appeal, 382 Taxes farmed, 14 Tendency of, 75 Wars forced on, 6 Wars of aggression, 6 (_See_ also Equestrian Order, etc.) Roman family a community, 147 Roman generals, 216 Roman history: Connexion of great houses with, 146 Greek influence on, 53 Turning point of, 6 Roman law courts, 310 Roman palaces, 144 Roman people: As financiers, 13 Character, 40, 41 Citizen privileges, 27 Composed of three elements, 47 Diversions, 177 Early marriages, 168 Estimate of generals, 216 Faith in portents, 138 Gods of, 130, 133, 134, 226 Individual independence, 25, 26 Legal temperament, 9, 40, 46 Legends of early history, 47 Love of spectacular bloodshed, 74, 314, 362 Meaning of phrase, 24, 41 Morality and religion, 133 No affection for Rome or Senate, 40 Patrons and clients, 28, 29, 30, 321 Religion and superstition, 131 Religious temperament, 47 Roman nobles, territorial magnates, 29 Roman residents in Asia Minor, 13 Rule of, 41 Senatorial career, 17 Sympathy with army, 40 Training of young, 147, 149 Two political careers open to, 16 (_See_ also Equestrian Order) Roman Proconsul: Only check upon, 19 Power in province, 20