TY - BOOK AU - Duncan,Michael TI - The storm before the storm: the beginning of the end of the Roman Republic SN - 9781610397216 (hardcover) AV - DG254 .D86 2017 U1 - 937/.05 23 PY - 2017///] CY - New York PB - BBS PublicAffairs KW - Rome KW - History KW - Republic, 265-30 B.C N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Prologue: the triumph of the Roman Republic -- The beasts of Italy -- The stepchildren of Rome -- Daggers in the forum -- A city for sale -- The spoils of victory -- The golden earring -- Marius's mules -- The third founder of Rome -- Italia -- The ruins of Carthage -- The spiked boots -- Civil War -- Dictator for life ER -