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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... Brutus and Cassius lie damned to this day by the futility of their noble deed and by the failure of their armies at Philippi; and the memory of Antonius is overwhelmed by theoratory of Cicero, by fraud and fiction, and by the ...
... Brutus and Cassius lie damned to this day by the futility of their noble deed and by the failure of their armies at Philippi; and the memory of Antonius is overwhelmed by theoratory of Cicero, by fraud and fiction, and by the ...
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... Brutus and the husbands of his sister and daughter, namely L. Domitius Ahenobarbus and M. Calpurnius Bibulus. To loyal support of Cato, Ahenobarbus and Brutus joined a sacred vendetta against Pompeius. For Catoor for the Republic they ...
... Brutus and the husbands of his sister and daughter, namely L. Domitius Ahenobarbus and M. Calpurnius Bibulus. To loyal support of Cato, Ahenobarbus and Brutus joined a sacred vendetta against Pompeius. For Catoor for the Republic they ...
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... Brutus.3 Cato himself had not reached the consulate, but two consulars followed, the stubborn and irascible Bibulus, and Ahenobarbus, energetic but very stupid. The tail of the procession is brought up by Sulpicius Rufus, a timid and ...
... Brutus.3 Cato himself had not reached the consulate, but two consulars followed, the stubborn and irascible Bibulus, and Ahenobarbus, energetic but very stupid. The tail of the procession is brought up by Sulpicius Rufus, a timid and ...
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... of tyrannicide, blind to the true nature of political catch-words and the urgent needs of the Roman State. The characterand pursuits of Marcus Brutus, the representative figure in the conspiracy, might lend plausible colouring to.
... of tyrannicide, blind to the true nature of political catch-words and the urgent needs of the Roman State. The characterand pursuits of Marcus Brutus, the representative figure in the conspiracy, might lend plausible colouring to.
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... Brutus would have been very different had he never opened a book of Stoic or Academic philosophy. Moreover, the originator of the plot, the dourand military Cassius, was of ... Brutus, pledged the alliance. After this the paths of Brutus and.
... Brutus would have been very different had he never opened a book of Stoic or Academic philosophy. Moreover, the originator of the plot, the dourand military Cassius, was of ... Brutus, pledged the alliance. After this the paths of Brutus and.
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