2 ms·
It didn’t help as the rest of Europe moved to the bureaucratic model, but the relationship model was an essential part of Roman rule (the advances of Roman law
by afthonos 7y ago
It didn’t help as the rest of Europe moved to the bureaucratic model, but the relationship model was an essential part of Roman rule (the advances of Roman law notwithstanding, patronage was explicit), so the roots I think are deeper.