T P Wiseman: 1 book
Remembering the Roman People
Essays on Late-Republican Politics and Literature
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2011
In the Roman republic, only the People could pass laws, only the People could elect politicians to office, and the very word republica meant 'the People's business'. So why is it always assumed that the republic was an oligarchy? The main reason is that most of what we know about it we know from Cicero,...
