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The fall of the Roman Republic / David Shotter.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shotter, D. C. A. (David Colin Arthur)
- Series:
- Lancaster pamphlets in ancient history.
- Lancaster pamphlets in ancient history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rome--History--Republic, 265-30 B.C.
- Rome.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (131 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
- Summary:
- Revised and updated to include the latest research in the field, this second edition of a popular history text examines how the Roman republic was destabilized by the unplanned growth of the Roman Empire.Central discussion points include:the government of the republichow certain individuals took advantage of the expansion of the empireJulius Caesar's accession to powerthe rise of the Augustan principate following Julius Caesar's murder.Drawing on a wealth of recent scholarship and including an expanded and updated guide to further
- Contents:
- The government of the republic
- The growth of empire
- The political temperature rises : the Gracchi, Marius and Sulla
- The rise and domination of Pompey
- The 'three-headed monster' and the slide to civil war
- The dictatorship of Julius Caesar
- The final act : Antonius, Octavian and Lepidus.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [114]-118) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-36438-5
- 1-134-36439-3
- 1-280-24448-8
- 9786610244485
- 0-203-62285-5
- 9780203622858
- OCLC:
- 475967242
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