Et tu, Gracche. Methodology of the Study of the "Roman Revolution" and the Role of tribuni plebis in the Crisis and Transformation of the Late Republic
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| Year of publication | 2015 |
| Type | Chapter of a book |
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| Description | This chapter focuses on changes of selected methodological aspects that affected the Roman state in the last stage of its democratic system and also focuses on the role of tribuni plebis in this transformation. As for Aristotle there was the prime mover at the beginning, for most ancient historians the groundbreaking events of the 2nd and 1st centuries BC were triggered by the political activities of the tribune Tiberius Gracchus and his brother, and tribuni plebis played crucial role in the further development. This period, also called the "Roman Revolution" was one of the most important periods in the development of the Roman state. Research of this term also brings the issues of the changes by which the Romans responded to the effects of the crisis – social, economic, military, political, etc., that uplifted Rome from the mud of the malfunctioning democratic republic, over a bloody military dictatorship to the claws of Augustus' hereditary monarchy. Further this chapter brings the latest research findings about the topic to the readers. Study of this topic is based on the ancient sources and among others several new publication related to the topic. |
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