How Republics Die : Creeping Authoritarianism in Ancient Rome and Beyond
Authoritarianism is everywhere on the advance; democracies seem fragile and threatened. We console ourselves that where rule by the people has long established itself, it has never collapsed from internal causes. Except it did, once: in Rome. This book gathers together Roman historians with politica...
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De Gruyter
2025
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