Rome's Revolution: Death of the Republic and Birth of the Empire

by Richard Alston

Book Overview

On March 15th, 44 BC a group of senators stabbed Julius Caesar, the dictator of Rome. By his death, they hoped to restore Rome's Republic. Instead, they unleashed a revolution. By December of that year, Rome was plunged into a violent civil war. Three men--Mark Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian--emerged as leaders of a revolutionary regime, which crushed all opposition. In time, Lepidus was removed, Antony and Cleopatra were dispatched, and Octavian stood...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190663464
• ISBN13: 9780190663469
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"