The Last Generation of the Roman Republic
by Erich S. Gruen
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Available for the first time in paperback, with a new introduction that reviews related scholarship of the past twenty years, Erich Gruen's classic study of the late Republic examines institutions as well as personalities, social tensions as well as politics, the plebs and the army as well as the aristocracy.Tags
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This massive, articulate work has stood the test of time, and, if not indispensable it is still highly regarded and a standard guide to the period.
Gruen's argument is that the Republic was not in decay, and so not necessarily in need of "rescue" by Caesar Augustus and the institutions of the Empire. The Last Generation of the Roman Republic, a work often cited as a response to Ronald Syme's, The Roman Revolution.
Gruen's argument is that the Republic was not in decay, and so not necessarily in need of "rescue" by Caesar Augustus and the institutions of the Empire. The Last Generation of the Roman Republic, a work often cited as a response to Ronald Syme's, The Roman Revolution.
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Erich S. Gruen is Professor of History and Classics, University of California at Berkeley.
Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1974
- Important places
- Ancient Rome
Classifications
- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Politics and Government
- DDC/MDS
- 930 — History & geography History of ancient world (to ca. 499) Ancient History: China, Egypt, Rome, Greece
- LCC
- DG254.2 .G78 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania City History of Italy Ancient Italy. Rome to 476 History By period Kings and Republic, 753-27 B.C. Republic, 509-27
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
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