Rubicon

by Tom Holland

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Holland narrates the fall of the Roman Republic, where ambition and military glory destroyed the system that produced them. Caesar's Rubicon crossing capped a century of erosion.

Published:: 2003
Pages:: 432

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Holland draws on Plato's Republic when examining Roman political thought.

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The Republic

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