The Triumphs of Rome: a History of the Rise of an Empire from Scratch
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From the Republic to the Empire, Rome's victory came neither easily nor quickly, and was accompanied by countless defeats; and the Romans themselves were often ruthless in the process of expanding their empire. At the same time, the Romans worked hard to implement moral and legal principles to guide their main institutions, formulating principles of government organization that are still in effect today, and applying them to every corner of the empire. "The Triumph of Rome" looks at how imperial rule was established step by step from the perspective of the city and the people, what form it took, which enabled Rome to gradually unify the entire Apennine Peninsula from a city-state to the entire Mediterranean region, and what impact it had on the people it conquered. This book focuses on analyzing how Rome extended its own political system, laws, and citizenship rights to various provinces in this process, and how each province formed its own culture in the process of accepting influence and resisting exploitation. Rome may have been harsh in its rule, but it was also culturally flexible, allowing local communities to manage their own affairs, speak their own languages, and maintain their own beliefs. It was this cultural gene that created the glory of the Roman Empire and ultimately laid the basic shape of today's European structure.
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