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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Page ii
... Aemilius Lepidus, claiming to restore the rights of the tribunes and supported by a resurgence of the defeated causes in Italy. The tribunes were only apretext, but the Marian party—the proscribed and the dispossessed—was a permanent ...
... Aemilius Lepidus, claiming to restore the rights of the tribunes and supported by a resurgence of the defeated causes in Italy. The tribunes were only apretext, but the Marian party—the proscribed and the dispossessed—was a permanent ...
Page v
... Aemilius Lepidus and to P. Servilius Isauricus.4 Lepidus could recalla family feudagainst Pompeius; and his consular brother had been won to Caesar by a large bribe.5 Servilius belonged to a branch of Servilia's own clan which had ...
... Aemilius Lepidus and to P. Servilius Isauricus.4 Lepidus could recalla family feudagainst Pompeius; and his consular brother had been won to Caesar by a large bribe.5 Servilius belonged to a branch of Servilia's own clan which had ...
Page xii
... Aemilius Lepidus, the governor of Gallia Narbonensis and Hispania Citerior. Where Lepidus stood, if the word can be used of this flimsy character, was with Antonius, hisally in the days following the Ides of March; and he will have ...
... Aemilius Lepidus, the governor of Gallia Narbonensis and Hispania Citerior. Where Lepidus stood, if the word can be used of this flimsy character, was with Antonius, hisally in the days following the Ides of March; and he will have ...
Page c
... Aemilius Lepidus ( 34) and M. Valerius Messalla Corvinus ( 31). The gifted and eloquent Messalla, 'fulgentissimus iuvenis', fought for libertyat Philippi and was proud of it. He then followed Antonius for a time, it is uncertain for how ...
... Aemilius Lepidus ( 34) and M. Valerius Messalla Corvinus ( 31). The gifted and eloquent Messalla, 'fulgentissimus iuvenis', fought for libertyat Philippi and was proud of it. He then followed Antonius for a time, it is uncertain for how ...
Page xii
... Aemilius Lepidus marrieda Cornelia, as was fitting, of the stock of the Scipiones. 7 For the splendid matches were now in prospect. By chance, no record is preserved of the partners of Taurus, Calvisius, Cornificius and Laronius ...
... Aemilius Lepidus marrieda Cornelia, as was fitting, of the stock of the Scipiones. 7 For the splendid matches were now in prospect. By chance, no record is preserved of the partners of Taurus, Calvisius, Cornificius and Laronius ...
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