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The Republic of Rome, written by Frederick William Ricord and first published in 1855, is a historical account of the ancient Roman Republic. The book covers the period from the founding of Rome in 753 BCE to the end of the Republic in 27 BCE, when Octavian became the first Roman Emperor. Ricord provides a detailed analysis of the political, social, and economic structures of the Republic, as well as the key events and personalities that shaped its history. He explores the development of the Roman constitution, the role of the Senate and the popular assemblies, and the military campaigns that expanded Rome's territory and power.The book also delves into the cultural and intellectual life of the Republic, including its literature, art, and philosophy. Ricord examines the influence of Greek culture on Rome and the ways in which Roman thinkers and writers adapted and transformed Greek ideas.Throughout the book, Ricord offers his own interpretations and insights into the complex history of the Roman Republic, drawing on a wide range of sources and scholarship. The Republic of Rome is a comprehensive and engaging account of one of the most important periods in Western history.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger PublishingAcentsa -a centss Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for e
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The absorbing narratives which make up the history of the Republic of Rome, are rendered none the less instructive to the general reader, and certainly none the less essential to the student, by reason of the abundant acuteness evinced by Beaufort and Niebuhr in disproving the testimonies of Livy and Dionysius. I ndeed, a very good knowledge of the narratives here collected is necessary, in order that either pleasure or profit may be derived from the writings of these modern historians. While much of this period of Roman history is undoubtedly fabulous, real characters begin to make their appearance, and the early struggles between Liberty and Despotism evince an origin antecedent to the fascinating writers of antiquity who have recorded them. They are always read and studied with the liveliest interest, and so, too, are those exhibitions of the love of authority, and thirst of military glory, which, taking the place of the stern Roman virtue, drained the plains of Italy of its noble inhabitants, and sent them to die in distant lands, while their ambitious leaders, making conquest after conquest, subdued Spain, Carthage, Greece, Egypt, A sia, and, at length, under Julius Caesar, Rome
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Kessinger Publishing, 2010
ISBN 10: 1166605647
ISBN 13: 9781166605643
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