Roman Political Ideas and Practice

by F.E. Adcock and Frank E. Adcock

Book Overview

A study of Roman politics from the early kings, through the Republic, to the age of the dictatorships. The story unfolds against a background of wars, financial tangles, shifting foreign policy, and personal rivalries. Sir Frank finds the secret of Roman power in the dignity of its great men and the liberty of the small. Though centuries have elapsed since the Caesars, we need not look far to discover in our own day the same conflicts between personal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472060880
• ISBN13: 9780472060887
• Release Date: March 1964
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.