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The ultimate lesson of the Roman Republic’s fate is that once you’ve allowed one man to rule as a monarch, even if you pretend he doesn’t, you are past the point of no return.

The Fall of the Roman Republic. By Mary Beard Last updated 2011-03-29. In the space of a hundred years, ... Rome in the Late Republic by M Beard and M Crawford, (2nd ed, Duckworth, 1999) ...

A new map of the ancient Roman empire plots its major roads in a way that makes sense to modern city dwellers— a subway system.. Basing the map off of 125 A.D, in the midst of Hadrian's reign ...

According to ancient Roman writers, the Roman Republic emerged in 509 B.C., after the last king of Rome was deposed. Modern-day historians often consider the official end of the Roman Republic to ...

Built during the republic and empire, a vast network of roads made moving goods and troops easier through all corners of the Roman world. Begun in 312 B.C., the Appian Way is perhaps the most ...

The Fall of the Roman Republic. By Mary Beard Last updated 2011-03-29. In the space of a hundred years, ... Rome in the Late Republic by M Beard and M Crawford, (2nd ed, Duckworth, 1999) ...

The Roman Republic lasted nearly 500 years, about twice as long as Americans have had theirs. As was surely true for the Romans, most Americans can hardly imagine that their system of self ...

The ultimate lesson of the Roman Republic’s fate is that once you’ve allowed one man to rule as a monarch, even if you pretend he doesn’t, you are past the point of no return.