The Roman Republic The Precursor Of The Roman Empire Ryan Duncan by Ryan, Duncan B01LYLSV79 instant download after payment.

Emerging from the overthrow of Rome's early kings in or around 509 BCE, the Roman Republic began when Rome was little more than a powerful city-state within central Italy. As the nearly 500 years of history that the Roman Republic spanned passed, however, the city would emerge as the primary power in Italy, engage Carthage in the Punic Wars, take control of ancient Greece and ultimately become the dominating power of the Mediterranean basin. Meanwhile, Rome would also forge some of the most important political concepts in history, including the idea of the careful distribution of political power, through its republican form of government.

The Roman Republic: The Precursor of the Roman Empire traces the history of the Republic from its earliest roots through its gradual expansion into preeminence over the entire Mediterranean and the creation of Rome's empire. Finally, this short historical work explores the political, societal and military tensions that tore the Roman Republic apart, ushering in the Roman Empire after a long series of civil wars and the assumption of power by ambitious men such as Pompey, Julius Caesar and, eventually, Augustus.