The success and smooth functioning of the RomanRepublicdepended on a careful balancing of the interests of the individual and the interests of the commonwealth.1 On the one hand, the state depended on the accomplishments of individual Romans to ensure its safety and prosperity. Over the course of four hundred years, Romeexpanded from a small city on the banks of the TiberRiverto become the dominant state in the entire Mediterranean basin. This feat was made possible through the successes in war of a series of Roman generals, who fought campaigns almost every year to defend and expand Roman territory. In this way the achievements of the state were predicated on the achievements of individual Romans, and it was therefore necessary for the Senate to find ways of rewarding individuals who had helped the state to prosper. [download]
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