- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Sutton Publishing Ltd (20 July 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0750922230
- ISBN-13: 978-0750922234
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.8 x 1.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,600,174 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Roman Republic (509-31BC), which followed the overthrow of the monarchy, was designed to prevent a tyrant ever ruling Rome again. Executive power was entrusted to two annually elected consuls, while the Senate acted as their advisory council. The system brought stability and Rome grew rapidly from a small city-state into an empire which dominated the Mediterranean. However, the Republic perished in 31BC after decades of civil war in which great warlords such as Julius Caesar, Pompey the Great, Mark Antony and Octavian fought for supreme power. This text offers an account of ancient Rome over five centuries of expansion and shows how, ultimately, it was the empire which brought the Republic to an end.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Not an in depth work,but one that provides essential background information that allows you to put more weightier tomes in context.
If you want to know what an aediles plebis or the provocatio were, this is the book for you.
If you want to know how the battle of the Trebbia was won/lost look elsewhere.
If you want to know what an aediles plebis or the provocatio were, this is the book for you.
If you want to know how the battle of the Trebbia was won/lost look elsewhere.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
The book counts a meagre 111 pages. It includes a map of Italy and Latium but fails to include a map of the later Roman Empire, which might be useful for those who don't know where Dasteira, Cabeira or Paphlagonia is located. Another annoying fact is that the author uses the Roman abbreviations for first names (L. instead of Lucius). Also the Roman legends are not mentioned (like the famous story of the noble Lucretia raped by the son of the king, which resulted in the exile of the royal family).
The book basically states the facts. Basically a who did what where when story. Boring, but that feeling doesn't last long because finishing the book doesn't take long.
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