The Constitution of the Roman Republic Revised Edition Contributor(s): Lintott, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199261083 ISBN-13: 9780199261086 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $76.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2003 Annotation: There is no other published book in English studying the constitution of the Roman Republic as a whole. Yet the Greek historian Polybius believed that the constitution was a fundamental cause of the exponential growth of Rome's empire. Knowledge of Rome's political institutions is essential both for ancient historians and for those who study the contribution of Rome to the republican tradition of political thought from the Middle Ages to the revolutions inspired by the Enlightenment. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science - History | Ancient - Rome - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
Dewey: 342.370 |
LCCN: 89303044 |
Lexile Measure: 1770 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.42" W x 8.48" (0.88 lbs) 310 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy |
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Publisher Description: There is no other published book in English studying the constitution of the Roman Republic as a whole. Yet the Greek historian Polybius believed that the constitution was a fundamental cause of the exponential growth of Rome's empire. Knowledge of Rome's political institutions is essential both for ancient historians and for those who study the contribution of Rome to the republican tradition of political thought from the Middle Ages to the revolutions inspired by the Enlightenment. |