Violence in Republican Rome

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Andrew Lintott (Fellow and Reader in Ancient History, Fellow and Reader in Ancient History, Worcester College, Oxford)

Violence in Republican Rome

Andrew Lintott (Fellow and Reader in Ancient History, Fellow and Reader in Ancient History, Worcester College, Oxford)

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Oxford University Press
01 July 1999

History; European history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Violence in society; Political structure & processes; Roman law

Why did the aristocracy of the Roman Republic destroy the system of government which was its basis? The answers given by ancient authorities are moral corruption and personal ambition. The modern student finds only too inevitable the causal nexus of political conflict, violence, military insurrection and authoritarian government. Yet before the era of intense violence Rome had an apparently stable constitution with a long history. In this revised edition of his classic book, for which he has written a new introduction, Andrew Lintott examines the roots of violence in Republican law and society and the growth of violence in city war and the power of armies. It suggests in conclusion that this disaster was more the outcome of folly in the choice of political means than depravity in the choice of ends.

By: Andrew Lintott (Fellow and Reader in Ancient History Fellow and Reader in Ancient History Worcester College Oxford)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 214mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 349g
ISBN: 9780198152828
ISBN 10: 0198152825
Pages: 268
Publication Date: 01 July 1999
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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