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The Roman Republic : a very short introduction / David M. Gwynn.
Record no.:
6325
Author:
Gwynn, David M. (David Morton), 1975-;
Edition:
First Edition.
Publisher:
Oxford :: Oxford University Press,
Year:
2012.
Series:
Very short introductions ;, 327;
Description:
xii, 147 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm
Subject:
History.;
Rome - History - Republic, 510-30 B.C.;
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-142) and index.
Type:
Monograph
ISBN:
9780199595112 0199595119;
Abstract:
The mists of the past --

The Republic takes shape --

Men, women, and the gods --

Carthage must be destroyed --

Mistress of the Mediterranean --

The cost of empire --

Word and image --

The last years --

The
afterlife of the Republic.

Here, David Gwynn reflects on the remarkable legacy of the Roman Republic. The rise and fall of the Republic holds a special place in the history of Western civilization; it has been presented as a model, a source of inspiration, but also a warning.
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