by Andrew Lintott (Author)
Rome acquired her great empire under republican institutions. These institutions were held to be remarkably stable because they were a mixture of monarchy, oligarchy, and democracy, created by natural evolution not by a lawgiver. The Republic was also a classic example of a largely unwritten constitution, like that of Britain, and so it has bearing on modern political theory.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 312
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 27 Mar 2003
ISBN 10: 0199261083
ISBN 13: 9780199261086