Rome's revolution : death of the republic and birth of the empire / Richard Alston.
Rome's revolution : death of the republic and birth of the empire / Richard Alston.
Rome's revolution : death of the republic and birth of the empire / Richard Alston.
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New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015.
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Date
2015.
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G 2016/1652
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English
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xv, 385 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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still image
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
The historian's problem -- Death of a dictator -- The crisis of the republic -- Caesar and Pompey -- Mutina: the last battle of the republic -- A victory lost: the defeat of the senate -- The revolution begins -- Death in Rome -- The triumvirs' victory -- The soldiers' peace -- The triumvirs' wars -...
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New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015.
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2015.
2015.
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On March 15th, 44 BC a group of senators stabbed Julius Caesar, the dictator of Rome. By his death, they hoped to restore Rome's Republic. Instead, they unleashed a revolution. By December of that year, Rome was plunged into a violent civil war. Three men--Mark Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian--emerged as leaders of a revolutionary regime, which crush...
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Rome's revolution : death of the republic and birth of the empire / Richard Alston.
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Ancient warfare and civilization.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-378) and index.
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G 2016/1652
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74VKVpQBQZ2Z
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0199739765
9780199739769
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937/.05
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991023988312102626
