The Roman Republic PUB198907 Author: Mark Baker

Author: Mark Baker

ISBN13: 9780830852017

Over fifty years have gone by since I left Vietnam and returned to civilian life

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The Roman Republic PUB198907 Author: Mark BakerBetween the Sack of Rome by the Gauls in 390 BC and the middle of the second century BC, a part time army of Roman peasants, under the leadership of the ruling oligarchy, conquered first Italy and then the whole of the Mediterranean. The loyalty of these marrauding heroes, and of the Roman population as a whole, to their leaders was assured by a share in the rewards of victory, rewards which became steadily less accessible as the empire expanded