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Start giftingRoman Republic: An Enthralling Overview of the Rise and Fall of an Era in Ancient Rome That Preceded the Roman Empire
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The world’s first republic, an incredible military machine, bridges and roads that are still used today, political philosophy that shaped modern democracies: the Roman Republic had all this and much more!
The Roman Republic’s metamorphosis from a modest city-state to a territory covering three continents spanned five centuries of challenges and change. The unending drama included the working class’s struggles for political power, the Celts sacking Rome, and a slave revolt that grew to include seventy thousand people. The Roman military learned how to fight war elephants and built a navy of one hundred warships in two months!
Travel back over 2,500 years to learn how the Romans formed a new government the world had never seen before. This lively, easy-to-learn history will guide you through the Roman Republic’s stunning achievements and chaotic internal conflicts.
Explore these intriguing questions:
- How did Lucretia’s rape lead to the overthrow of a tyrannical monarchy?
- Why did the senators beat Tiberius to death with wooden chairs?
- Did Consul Pulcher really face charges for drowning his sacred chickens?
- How did Rome ultimately obliterate the great empire of Carthage?
- What led Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus to form the “Gang of Three?”
- How did dirty politics contribute to the Roman Republic’s fall?
- And much, much more!
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