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The Civil Wars

by Appian · 1991

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This work traces the internal wars that tore apart the Roman Republic, beginning with the political upheavals that followed the Gracchi and running through the rival campaigns of generals and statesmen who fought for control of the state. Rather than centering on one commander, the account moves between competing leaders, their armies, and the shifting alliances that formed and broke around them.

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It describes battles and sieges fought across Italy and beyond, the strategies of those who sought power by force, and the invasions and conquests that shaped the struggle. Readers interested in how ambition and military might reshaped Rome will find a detailed record of the leaders who drove that transformation.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thispoliticspoliticsMore like thisLess of this
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war and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of this
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politicspoliticsMore like thisLess of thismilitary historymilitary historyMore like thisLess of this
Setting
ancient historyancient historyMore like thisLess of thisancient Romeancient RomeMore like thisLess of thisantiquityantiquityMore like thisLess of thisRomeRomeMore like thisLess of thisGreeceGreeceMore like thisLess of this
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adult
Length
long · 480 pages

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