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 iii
... Junius 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 ...
... Junius 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 ...
Page vi
... Junius Brutus and the L. Munatius Plancus, of a reputable family from Tibur;2 and Caesar probably intended that M. Brutus and C. Cassius should be consuls in 41 B.C.3 But before these dispositions could all take effect, civil war broke ...
... Junius Brutus and the L. Munatius Plancus, of a reputable family from Tibur;2 and Caesar probably intended that M. Brutus and C. Cassius should be consuls in 41 B.C.3 But before these dispositions could all take effect, civil war broke ...
Page vi
... Junius Brutus, designated for 42, owed honours and advancement to the Dictator.7 Brutus, indeed, an especial friend and favourite, was named in his will among the heirs by default.8 Brutus was a , Galbaapatrician. Yet the opposition to ...
... Junius Brutus, designated for 42, owed honours and advancement to the Dictator.7 Brutus, indeed, an especial friend and favourite, was named in his will among the heirs by default.8 Brutus was a , Galbaapatrician. Yet the opposition to ...
Page xii
... , the sons of the dominant consulars in the defeated oligarchy, departed with their kinsman and leader M. Junius Brutus, whether or nothey had been implicated in the Ides of March. Like Brutus himself, many of these had abandoned the cause.
... , the sons of the dominant consulars in the defeated oligarchy, departed with their kinsman and leader M. Junius Brutus, whether or nothey had been implicated in the Ides of March. Like Brutus himself, many of these had abandoned the cause.
Page xviii
... Junius or Сalpurnius. Those families were not extinct, but many years would have to pass before the of the consuls and the front ranks of the Senate regained even thesemblance of their traditional distinction. New andalien names were ...
... Junius or Сalpurnius. Those families were not extinct, but many years would have to pass before the of the consuls and the front ranks of the Senate regained even thesemblance of their traditional distinction. New andalien names were ...
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