books.google.co.uk - In recent decades, scholars have argued that the Roman Republi''s political culture was essentially democratic in nature, stressing the central role of the 'sovereign' people and their assemblies. Karl-J. Hölkeskamp challenges this view in Reconstructing the Roman Republic, warning that this scholarly...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Reconstructing_the_Roman_Republic.html?id=HT4jMgO0BI0C&q=modern&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareReconstructing the Roman Republic