| The Roman Republic Contributor(s): Crawford, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0006862500 ISBN-13: 9780006862505 Publisher: Fontana Press OUR PRICE: $9.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1992 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Rome - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: 937.02 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.45 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Between the Sack of Rome by the Gauls in 390 BC and the middle of the second century BC, a part-time army of Roman peasants, under the leadership of the ruling oligarchy, conquered first Italy and then the whole of the Mediterranean. The loyalty of these marrauding heroes, and of the Roman population as a whole, to their leaders was assured by a share in the rewards of victory, rewards which became steadily less accessible as the empire expanded - promoting a decline in loyalty of cataclysmic proportions. |