From Hannibal to Sulla: the birth of civil war in Republican Rome

Preview   Civil war is a war fought between citizens and not a war fought between allies (socii) or foreign states. On the surface, it may seem strange that Carsten Lange’s new monograph traces the origins of civil war in Rome to the rebellions of the Second Punic War. However, it was Rome’s relationship to … Continue reading From Hannibal to Sulla: the birth of civil war in Republican Rome