EAN: 9781541724037

THE STORM BEFORE THE STORM - MIKE DUNCAN KARTON...

From the creator of the award-winning podcast series The History of Rome and Revolutions comes
the "remarkably engaging" ( Washington Post ) history of the bloody battles  political
machinations  and human drama that set the stage for the fall of the Roman Republic.    The
Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization.
Beginning as a small city-state in central Italy  Rome gradually expanded into a wider world
filled with petty tyrants  barbarian chieftains  and despotic kings. Through the centuries 
Rome' s model of cooperative and participatory government remained remarkably durable and
unmatched in the history of the ancient world.   In 146 BC  Rome finally emerged as the
strongest power in the Mediterranean. But the very success of the Republic proved to be its
undoing. The republican system was unable to cope with the vast empire Rome now ruled: rising
economic inequality disrupted traditional ways of life  endemic social and ethnic prejudice led
to clashes over citizenship and voting rights  and rampant corruption and ruthless ambition
sparked violent political clashes that cracked the once indestructible foundations of the
Republic.   Chronicling the years 146-78 BC  The Storm Before the Storm dives headlong into the
first generation to face this treacherous new political environment. Abandoning the ancient
principles of their forbearers  men like Marius  Sulla  and the Gracchi brothers set dangerous
new precedents that would start the Republic on the road to destruction and provide a stark
warning about what can happen to a civilization that has lost its way.

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