{"product_id":"mortal-republic-how-rome-fell-into-tyranny-paperback","title":"Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell Into Tyranny - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward J. Watts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gripping, definitive account of how the Romans lost their Republic.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An incisive history ... The parallels to the present day are striking.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In\u003ci\u003e Mortal Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, prize-winning historian Edward J. Watts offers a new history of the fall of the Roman Republic that explains why Rome exchanged freedom for autocracy. For centuries, even as Rome grew into the Mediterranean's premier military and political power, its governing institutions, parliamentary rules, and political customs successfully fostered negotiation and compromise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By the 130s BC, however, Rome's leaders increasingly used these same tools to cynically pursue individual gain and obstruct their opponents. As the center decayed and dysfunction grew, arguments between politicians gave way to political violence in the streets. The stage was set for destructive civil wars--and ultimately the imperial reign of Augustus. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The death of Rome's Republic was not inevitable. In \u003ci\u003eMortal Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, Watts shows it died because it was allowed to, from thousands of small wounds inflicted by Romans who assumed that it would last forever.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward J. Watts \u003c\/b\u003eholds the Alkiviadis Vassiliadis Endowed Chair and is Distinguished Professor of History at the University of California, San Diego. The author and editor of several prizewinning books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Romans\u003c\/i\u003e, he lives in Carlsbad, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 8.27 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 25, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67927298539672,"sku":"9781541646483","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/rke5AH_ioJ9781541646483.webp?v=1794005511","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobookstore.com\/products\/mortal-republic-how-rome-fell-into-tyranny-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}