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Genre/Form: | History |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
David M Gwynn |
ISBN: | 9780199595112 0199595119 |
OCLC Number: | 788288369 |
Description: | xii, 147 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm. |
Contents: | 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. |
Series Title: | Very short introductions, 327. |
Responsibility: | David M. Gwynn. |
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Abstract:
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. Placing the events in their wider context, he provides a fascinating history of culture and society.
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