In this 1955 study, R. E. Smith attempts to explain and interpret
the failure of the Roman Republic in the first century BC, showing
how the failure came about, and what its effects were upon the
spirit of the society. Smith begins by assessing the character of
Rome during the period 200-140 BC when its struggle with Carthage
had ended and it first began to achieve dominance in the
Mediterranean. He then examines the irresponsible behaviour of the
Gracchi and the ensuing political disruption in Rome, which
precipitated a spiritual crisis in the society and was among the
primary causes of the demise of the Republic. The eventual collapse
of the republican system was, as Smith contends, a failure of the
spirit of Roman society, not of the government, and ultimately
found its solution only in the Age of Augustus.
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