A new historical survey that recasts the 'fall of the Roman Republic' as part of the rise of a uniquely successful world state.

“The Republic was dying on its feet because its social basis had ceased to exist. This fact expressed itself in continuous political crises and convulsions in

A very readable introduction exploring much-contested issues and debates, and providing an original synthesis of this important topic.

In recent decades, scholars have argued that the Roman Republic's political culture was essentially democratic in nature, stressing the central role of the 'sov

This second edition examines all aspects of Roman history, and contains a new introduction, three new chapters and updated bibliographies.