Classics in English

The Gracchi, Eugène Guillaume, 1853. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons When we talk about ancient Rome, conquest usually sounds like a good thing for the Romans. Rome defeated its enemies, gained territory, became incredibly wealthy, and eventually controlled much of the Mediterranean. But the more I learned about the Roman Republic, the more I noticed a strange contradiction. Rome kept getting stronger abroad while serious problems were developing at home. Conquest brough