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Há 2 dias · The constitutional history of the Roman Republic began with the revolution that overthrew the monarchy in 509 BC, and ended with constitutional reforms that transformed the Republic into what would effectively be the Roman Empire, in 27 BC. The Roman Republic's constitution was a constantly evolving, unwritten set of guidelines and ...
Há 4 dias · Emergency powers, extraordinary powers invoked as a means of resolving a crisis or protecting a political regime. The need for powers that exceed ordinary limits emerged along with the concept of limited republican, or constitutional, government in ancient Rome.
- Gordon Silverstein
Há 2 dias · Roman Empire. For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). The Roman Empire [a] was the post- Republican state of ancient Rome. It is generally understood to mean the period and territory ruled by the Romans following Octavian 's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC.
Há 5 dias · The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Republic: The Crisis of the Republic Epilogue: The Fall of the Roman Republic By Crook, J. A ; Lintott, Andrew ; and Rawson, Elizabeth. Cambridge Ancient History, Cambridge 1994. Book Chapter. Discusses whether Rome declined or whether it was assassinated. Accessed via JSTOR database. The Fall of the Roman ...
- Jennifer King
- 2013
Há 4 dias · The complex system of checks and balances of the Roman constitution prescribed that in cases of severe threat to the republic, speedy emergency measures were required to restore order and stability. To avoid delays, and after deliberation in the senate, the consuls nominated a dictator, although a popular vote was also in principle possible.
Há 2 dias · A fragile peace did not last, and in 1629 the Most Serene Republic returned to war with Spain and the Holy Roman Empire in the War of the Mantuan succession. During the brief war a Venetian army led by provveditore Zaccaria Sagredo and reinforced by French allies was disastrously routed by Imperial forces at the battle of Villabuona , and Venice's closest ally Mantua was sacked.
Há 1 dia · For our customs have perished for want of men to stand by them, and we are now called to an account, so that we stand impeached like men accused of capital crimes, compelled to plead our own cause. Through our vices, rather than from happenstance, we retain the word “republic” long after we have lost the reality. ~Cicero, De Re Publica.
