THE LAST REPUBLIC: HOW ROME LOST ITS FREEDOM
Language: English
Published by Independently published, 2026
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- Title
- THE LAST REPUBLIC: HOW ROME LOST ITS FREEDOM
- Author
- SIMMONS, CHRIS
- Publisher
- Independently published
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
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- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798199188357
For nearly five centuries, the Roman Republic stood as one of the most successful political systems in the ancient world. It transformed a small city-state into a vast Mediterranean power through a complex balance of laws, institutions, and civic responsibility. Yet by the end of the first century BC, that republic had disappeared, replaced by the rule of a single emperor.
How did it happen?
In The Last Republic, historian Chris Simmons traces the dramatic century-long collapse of Rome’s republican government, beginning with the murder of Tiberius Gracchus in 133 BC and ending with Augustus’ rise to power in 27 BC. Through political intrigue, social unrest, military ambition, and civil war, this book reveals how a republic that conquered the known world ultimately failed to govern itself.
Explore the struggles over land reform, the growing divide between rich and poor, the rise of powerful military commanders, and the weakening of long-standing political traditions. Follow the careers of influential figures such as Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus, Gaius Marius, Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Pompey the Great, Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, and Octavian as they shaped the fate of Rome through ambition, rivalry, and conflict.
Drawing on the works of ancient historians and modern scholarship, this book examines the forces that transformed Roman politics from debate and compromise to violence and dictatorship. It explains how economic inequality, political polarization, and the concentration of power gradually eroded the institutions that had sustained the Republic for generations.
More than a history of famous individuals and dramatic battles, The Last Republic is the story of a society in transition. It is an account of how one of history’s greatest republics lost its balance, surrendered its freedoms, and paved the way for the Roman Empire that would dominate the ancient world for centuries to come.
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