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The Breakdown of the Roman Republic: From Oligarchy to Empire
Christopher S. Mackay
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Paperback. In this book, Christopher S. Mackay recounts the last century of the Roman Republic in a readable narrative treatment. Num Pages: 502 pages, b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1QDH; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694. From Oligarchy to Empire. 445 pages, b/w pls. In this new primarily narrative history of the final century of the Roman Republic MacKay aims to get beyond the moralistic and personality based reasoning of the ancient sources to evaulate the causes of the failure of the Republican system. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1QDH; HBJD; HBLA1. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 26. Weight: 694.
In this book, Christopher S. Mackay recounts the last century of the Roman Republic in a readable narrative treatment. Within this narrative he analyzes the breakdown of the traditional Republican form of government as a result of the administrative and political crises brought about by the Roman conquest of the Mediterranean basin in the Middle Republic. He also shows how the many reforms instituted by Augustus, which effectively created the new imperial form of government, were a reaction to the failings of the Republic. Illustrated with an extensive collection of coin images that document the changes in contemporary political ideology, ... Read more
In this book, Christopher S. Mackay recounts the last century of the Roman Republic in a readable narrative treatment. Within this narrative he analyzes the breakdown of the traditional Republican form of government as a result of the administrative and political crises brought about by the Roman conquest of the Mediterranean basin in the Middle Republic. He also shows how the many reforms instituted by Augustus, which effectively created the new imperial form of government, were a reaction to the failings of the Republic. Illustrated with an extensive collection of coin images that document the changes in contemporary political ideology, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
445
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
502
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107657021
SKU
V9781107657021
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About Christopher S. Mackay
Christopher S. Mackay is a professor in the Department of History and Classics at the University of Alberta.
Reviews for The Breakdown of the Roman Republic: From Oligarchy to Empire
Review of the hardback: 'Christopher S. Mackay has written an exemplary and noteworthy account of the late Roman Republic's transition from oligarchy to empire ... a popular masterpiece that will please all but the most ardent admirers of Cicero and the most diehard of populares. His work deserves a place [in] every university and public library collection. Bravo.' Bryn Mawr ... Read more