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This book is a thorough examination and fresh interpretation of Shakespeares presentation of the final throes of republican Romes decay and demise and the rise of Caesarism. Speech by speech and line by line, it brings out Shakespeares understanding of the political substance and the historical significance of republican Romes collapse.

(Paperback)

This book is a thorough examination and fresh interpretation of Shakespeares presentation of the final throes of republican Romes decay and demise and the rise of Caesarism. Speech by speech and line by line, it brings out Shakespeares understanding of the political substance and the historical significance of republican Romes collapse.

(Paperback)

Jan H. Blits' The Heart of Rome: Ancient Rome's Political Culture examines the political activities and institutions of pre-Imperial Rome in conjunction with the habits of the hearts and the minds of the Romans. Blits emphasizes treating the writings of ancient historians of Rome as works of thoughtful reflection rather than as works of technical research.