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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783822303321

Autore

Shotter D. C. A (David Colin Arthur)

Titolo

The fall of the Roman Republic / / David Shotter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

1-134-36438-5

1-134-36439-3

1-280-24448-8

9786610244485

0-203-62285-5

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (131 p.)

Collana

Lancaster pamphlets in ancient history

Disciplina

937/.02

Soggetti

Rome History Republic, 265-30 B.C

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [114]-118) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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