Lecture Xxiii.--Page 193

Of the various social conditions in the Roman Empire, before the final invasion of the Barbarians.

The privileged classes, and curials.

Their obligations, functions, and immunities.

Attributes of the curia as a body.

Of the various municipal magistracies and offices.

Of the Defender in cities.

Comparison of the development of the municipal system, and its relations to the central organization of the State in the Roman Empire and in modern societies.