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The Roman Republic
How did Rome go from a small, almost insignificant settlement to a superpower?
March 15th, 44BC. Despite ill omens, Julius Caesar approaches the Theatre of Pompey. But the men inside have sworn an oath. To save the Republic from the hands of this self-styled 鈥榩erpetual dictator', Caesar must die. But where did the Republic start? How did it transform Rome from a small town into a superpower? And what made its government, so determinedly against autocracy, pass the tipping point into a dictatorship?
This is a Short History of the Roman Republic.
Written by Kate Simants. With thanks to Dr. David Gwynn, Professor of Roman History at Royal Holloway University.
