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A book on the political history of ancient Rome, with particular reference to the years 98-78 BC, which saw the breaking of the system and the crisis of the constitutional order, in a general context also characterized by external and internal wars, and by the dictatorship of Sulla.
A book on political history covering Late Republican Rome.
The years between 98 and 78 BC recorded conspiracies, street riots, political murders, manhunts, clashes between armies, city sieges, bloodbath, looting, and devastation, due to a factional struggle degenerated into civil war.
That war followed the Social War (91-89 BC), that had been fought by Rome against its former Italic allies, which had caused endless mourning and suffering and had been intertwined itself to an external war, between Rome and one of its most dangerous and irreducible enemies: Mithridates VI, king of Pontus.
The civil war took place in two stages: first, it saw the conquest of Rome by Sulla, then Rome's fall after a siege and the Terror unleashed by Marius against his political adversaries. It followed Marius' death due to a desease, Sulla's return in Italy from the 1st Mithridatic War (89/88-85/84 BC), his struggle against Caius Marius the Younger, his final victory, his appointment as a dictator for life and the Proscription.
That war followed the Social War (91-89 BC), that had been fought by Rome against its former Italic allies, which had caused endless mourning and suffering and had been intertwined itself to an external war, between Rome and one of its most dangerous and irreducible enemies: Mithridates VI, king of Pontus.
The civil war took place in two stages: first, it saw the conquest of Rome by Sulla, then Rome's fall after a siege and the Terror unleashed by Marius against his political adversaries. It followed Marius' death due to a desease, Sulla's return in Italy from the 1st Mithridatic War (89/88-85/84 BC), his struggle against Caius Marius the Younger, his final victory, his appointment as a dictator for life and the Proscription.
Political convulsions experienced a pause during Sulla's dictatorship. After a few years, however, the regime was overwhelmed by scandals and the great families of the Roman nobility - first and foremost that of Caecilii Metelli - took back power.
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A book on the political history of ancient Rome, with particular reference to the years 98-78 BC.
| Pages | 430 |
| Publisher | L'Erma di Bretschneider, Roma |
| Year | 2015 |
| Language | Italian |