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The Last Years of the Roman Republic
by Tom Holland
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Ancient History, Ancient Rome, and Most Recommended Books.
In 49 B.C., the seven hundred fifth year since the founding of Rome, Julius Caesar crossed a small border river called the Rubicon and plunged Rome into cataclysmic civil war. Tom Holland?s enthralling account tells the story of Caesar?s generation, witness to the twilight of the Republic and its bloody transformation into an empire. From Cicero, S...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Ancient History, Ancient Rome, and Most Recommended Books.
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