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The Storm Before the Storm - The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic (Hardcover)
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The Storm Before the Storm - The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic (Hardcover)
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The creator of the award-winning podcast series The History of Rome
and Revolutions brings to life the bloody battles, political
machinations, and human drama that set the stage for the fall of
the Roman Republic. The Roman Republic was one of the most
remarkable achievements in the history of civilization. Beginning
as a small city-state in central Italy, Rome gradually expanded
into a wider world filled with petty tyrants, barbarian chieftains,
and despotic kings. Through the centuries, Rome's model of
cooperative and participatory government remained remarkably
durable and unmatched in the history of the ancient world. In 146
BC, Rome finally emerged as the strongest power in the
Mediterranean. But the very success of the Republic proved to be
its undoing. The republican system was unable to cope with the vast
empire Rome now ruled: rising economic inequality disrupted
traditional ways of life, endemic social and ethnic prejudice led
to clashes over citizenship and voting rights, and rampant
corruption and ruthless ambition sparked violent political clashes
that cracked the once indestructible foundations of the Republic.
Chronicling the years 146-78 BC, The Storm Before the Storm dives
headlong into the first generation to face this treacherous new
political environment. Abandoning the ancient principles of their
forbearers, men like Marius, Sulla, and the Gracchi brothers set
dangerous new precedents that would start the Republic on the road
to destruction and provide a stark warning about what can happen to
a civilization that has lost its way.
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