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The Last Generation of the Roman Republic

Erich S. Gruen

Was the fall of the Roman Republic written into its structure, or is that a convenient story told afterward?

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Author
Erich S. Gruen

Why read it

  • You will learn to doubt the neat story that an old system fell because everyone in it was corrupt
  • You will see how to test a familiar explanation against the evidence instead of repeating it
  • You will understand how politics ran through family alliances and courtroom fights, not only through speeches

Who it is for

  • A student told Rome simply decayed who wants a sharper account
  • Someone who wonders if today's democracies are fragile
  • A leader of an institution that people say is doomed

Contents

  1. PREFACE
  2. Preface
  3. INTRODUCTION
  4. I
  5. THE AFTERMATH OF SULLA
  6. II
  7. POLITICAL ALLIANCES AND ALIGNMENTS
  8. III
  9. THE “FIRST TRIUMVIRATE” AND THE REACTION
  10. IV
  11. THE CONSULS AND CONSULAR ELECTIONS
  12. V
  13. THE SENATE
  14. VI
  15. LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY: CRIMINAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
  16. VII
  17. CRIMINAL TRIALS: THE IMPLICATIONS
  18. VII
  19. CRIMINAL TRIALS: THE CONTINUITIES
  20. IX
  21. THE PLEBS AND THE ARMY
  22. X
  23. DISCONTENTS AND VIOLENCE
  24. XI
  25. THE COMING OF CIVIL WAR
  26. CONCLUSION
  27. Appendix I
  28. COMPOSITION OF THE SENATE
  29. Appendix II
  30. ADDITIONAL CRIMINAL TRIALS
  31. Appendix III
  32. IMPERIA EXTRA ORDINEM

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