THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO THE ROMAN REPUBLIC

The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Republic examines all aspects of Roman history and civilization from 509 to 49 B.C. The key dev elopment of the republican period was Rome's rise from a small city to a wealthy metropolis, which served as the international capit al of an extensive Mediterranean empire. These centuries produced a classic republican political culture, closely associated with th e growth of a world empire. They also witnessed the slow disintegration of republican government under the relentless and combined p ressure ...[Leer más]