The Roman RevolutionThe Roman Revolution is a profound and unconventional treatment of a great theme - the fall of the Republic and the decline of freedom in Rome between 60 BC and AD 14, and the rise to power of the greatest of the Roman Emperors, Augustus. The transformation of state and society, the violent transference of power and property, and the establishment of Augustus' rule are presented in an unconventional narrative, which quotes from ancient evidence, refers seldomly to modern authorities, and states controversial opinions quite openly. The result is a book which is both fresh and compelling. |
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... plebs was therefore essential. It was possessed in abundance both by Caesar and by his bitter enemy, L. Domitius Ahenobarbus. To win a following at elections, to manage bribery, intimidation or rioting, the friendly offices of lowly ...
... plebs was therefore essential. It was possessed in abundance both by Caesar and by his bitter enemy, L. Domitius Ahenobarbus. To win a following at elections, to manage bribery, intimidation or rioting, the friendly offices of lowly ...
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... plebs and by due subservience towards the financial interests, might have perpetuated in Romeand Italy its harsh and hopeless rule. The Empire broke it. The repercussions of the ten years' war in Italy echoed over all the world. The ...
... plebs and by due subservience towards the financial interests, might have perpetuated in Romeand Italy its harsh and hopeless rule. The Empire broke it. The repercussions of the ten years' war in Italy echoed over all the world. The ...
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... plebs which he had inherited from an ambitious and demagogic parent.2 Cato's other investmentshowed smallerprospect of remuneration—his daughter's husband, M. Calpurnius Bibulus, an honest man, a stubborn character, but of no great ...
... plebs which he had inherited from an ambitious and demagogic parent.2 Cato's other investmentshowed smallerprospect of remuneration—his daughter's husband, M. Calpurnius Bibulus, an honest man, a stubborn character, but of no great ...
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... detested the financiers. He stood firm against Italians, hating them from his very infancy;3 and he was ready to bribe the plebs of Rome with corn or money.4 Against the military dynast now returning from the East he.
... detested the financiers. He stood firm against Italians, hating them from his very infancy;3 and he was ready to bribe the plebs of Rome with corn or money.4 Against the military dynast now returning from the East he.
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... plebs when all Italy enjoyed the franchise. Caesar in truth was more conservative and Roman than many have fancied; and no Roman conceived of government save throughan oligarchy. But Caesar was being forced intoan autocratic position ...
... plebs when all Italy enjoyed the franchise. Caesar in truth was more conservative and Roman than many have fancied; and no Roman conceived of government save throughan oligarchy. But Caesar was being forced intoan autocratic position ...
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