New in paperback, here is a highly readable account of 56 of the extraordinary characters whose lives were the defining threads in the great adventure & final tragedy that was the Roman Republic. In this history we see the best & worst of the Roman ?lite superstitious, brutal & utterly uncompromising, but often men of great honour & principle. This highly readable & authoritative account is ideal for home or school reference, & as a companion to the bestselling Chronicle of the Roman Emperors.