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The Roman History, From The Building Of Rome To The Ruin Of The Commonwealth - Softcover

Nathaniel Hooke

 
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The Roman History, From The Building Of Rome To The Ruin Of The Commonwealth by Nathaniel Hooke chronicles the late Roman Republic, tracing factional strife, constitutional crisis, and the shifting balance of power. It weaves together political drama in Rome with Rome’s eastern campaigns, showing how figures such as Cicero, Clodius, Pompey, Caesar, and Crassus maneuver for influence while the Triumvirate begins to eclipse the Senate. The work draws on letters, memoirs, and editorial commentary to illuminate debates over liberty, law, and popular sovereignty, and it examines how religious rites and legal forms are employed to legitimize political action. It also surveys Rome’s expansion into the eastern Mediterranean under Mithridates, Lucullus, and Pompey, describing campaigns, diplomacy, and provincial governance that shape internal politics. Through biographical sketches and broad overviews, Hooke argues that the republic's collapse emerges from the collision of ambitious individuals, faction, and shifting loyalties rather than any single cause.

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