{"product_id":"the-collapse-of-rome-gareth-sampson-9781526781918","title":"The Collapse of Rome: Marius, Sulla and the First Civil War","description":"\u003cb\u003eFull of fascinating famous characters from Marius to Sulla and Pompey, this narrates and analyzes a crucial period in Rome's history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy the early first century BC, the Roman Republic had already carved itself a massive empire and was easily the most powerful state in the Mediterranean. Roman armies had marched victoriously over enemies far and wide, but the Roman heartland was soon to feel the tramp of armies on campaign as the Republic was convulsed by civil war and rival warlords vied for supremacy, sounding the first death knell of the Republican system. At the center of the conflict was the rivalry between Marius, victor of the Jugurthine and Northern wars, and his former subordinate, Sulla. But, as Gareth Sampson points out in this new analysis, the situation was much more complex than the traditional view portrays it and the scope of the First Civil War both wider and longer. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis narrative and analysis of a critical and bloody period in Roman history is an ideal sequel to the author's \u003ci\u003eCrisis of Rome\u003c\/i\u003e (and a prequel to his first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Defeat of Rome\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gareth Sampson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1526781913\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526781918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen \u0026amp; Sword Military\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.10d","brand":"Gareth Sampson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43942469468415,"sku":"9781526781918","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_3cf88b30-e61f-4053-b24a-9e9a516660d9.jpg?v=1681492560","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-collapse-of-rome-gareth-sampson-9781526781918","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}