The Breakdown of the Roman Republic. From Oligarchy to Empire. - MACKAY , Chr.S.,
From Oligarchy to Empire
KORTE INHOUD
'Allowed both his target audience (the general public) and his understated goals ('I have eschewed extended argument with other interpretations of individual points in favor of giving a relatively unitary presentation of my own views') Christopher S. Mackay has written an exemplary and noteworthy account of the late Roman Republic's transition from oligarchy to empire. The only chapter that can be judged less than a complete success is the first - 'Historical Background'. There Mackay attempts in 25 pages to cover the Early and Middle Republic, to introduce to the reader the institutional and social structure of the Republican state, and to presage the tensions that led to its destruction. A novice reader might find the quick delivery of this complicated mass somewhat disorientating. However, once Mackay settles into his regular narrative pace, it is hard to imagine a clearer or steadier exposition than the one he delivers. (...) Two special features distinguish Mackay's text. Firstly a series of thirty-seven...
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2012Uitgever: Cambridge University Press502 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1107657024ISBN-13: 9781107657021Koop dit boek tweedehands
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2012. 462p. ills. Paperback. [New] [Auteur: MACKAY , Chr.S.,] [Uitgever: Cambridge University Press] [Jaar: 2012] [Titel: The Breakdown of the Roman Republic. From Oligarchy to Empire.]
