• 5in1K@lemmy.zip
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      3 months ago

      The fall of the republic was not the fall of Rome. It was the end of democracy and the rise of emperors.

      • PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPM
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        3 months ago

        tbf, the conflict that characterized the Late Republic was of the defenders of the Republic being enemies of democracy; while those destablizing the Republic being nominal allies of democratic processes.