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What is the primary focus of lectures 16 through 19?
What is the primary focus of lectures 16 through 19?
Which modern polity has been influenced by the Roman Republican system of government?
Which modern polity has been influenced by the Roman Republican system of government?
What is the main subject of lectures 20 through 27?
What is the main subject of lectures 20 through 27?
Who are some of the significant personalities during the 'Roman Revolution'?
Who are some of the significant personalities during the 'Roman Revolution'?
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What principle of history does the 'Roman Revolution' perfectly illustrate?
What principle of history does the 'Roman Revolution' perfectly illustrate?
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What is one of the major outcomes of Rome's overseas expansion mentioned in the text?
What is one of the major outcomes of Rome's overseas expansion mentioned in the text?
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What was the nature of the Roman Revolution according to the text?
What was the nature of the Roman Revolution according to the text?
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What was the ultimate destination of the Roman body politic by the time of Caesar’s assassination?
What was the ultimate destination of the Roman body politic by the time of Caesar’s assassination?
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What did Augustus establish at Rome, according to the text?
What did Augustus establish at Rome, according to the text?
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What characterized Augustus' solution to the Republic’s problems?
What characterized Augustus' solution to the Republic’s problems?
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What flaw did the Principate have at its core, according to the text?
What flaw did the Principate have at its core, according to the text?
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How did most protagonists in the drama of the Revolution tend to act?
How did most protagonists in the drama of the Revolution tend to act?
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What did Lectures 31 to 33 examine?
What did Lectures 31 to 33 examine?
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'The Roman Revolution was not a staged or planned event, but a cumulative snowball of crises.' What does this statement imply?
'The Roman Revolution was not a staged or planned event, but a cumulative snowball of crises.' What does this statement imply?
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What are the main avenues for studying the pre-Roman tribal cultures of Italy?
What are the main avenues for studying the pre-Roman tribal cultures of Italy?
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Which culture was influenced by the Greeks and is known as Hellenized?
Which culture was influenced by the Greeks and is known as Hellenized?
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How many languages and dialects have been determined to have existed in pre-Roman tribal Italy?
How many languages and dialects have been determined to have existed in pre-Roman tribal Italy?
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Who had control of the Po Valley around 400 B.C.?
Who had control of the Po Valley around 400 B.C.?
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Which region was primarily inhabited by settled agriculturists in pre-Roman tribal Italy?
Which region was primarily inhabited by settled agriculturists in pre-Roman tribal Italy?
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Which pre-Roman tribal culture in Italy had an unclear origin?
Which pre-Roman tribal culture in Italy had an unclear origin?
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What was a common characteristic of the Greek colonies in Italy?
What was a common characteristic of the Greek colonies in Italy?
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What areas did the Oscans and Samnites control around 400 B.C.?
What areas did the Oscans and Samnites control around 400 B.C.?
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