{"product_id":"9780007385263_the-roman-republic","title":"The Roman Republic","description":"\u003cp\u003eBetween the Sack of Rome by the Gauls in 390 BC and the middle of the second century BC, a part-time army of Roman peasants, under the leadership of the ruling oligarchy, conquered first Italy and then the whole of the Mediterranean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe loyalty of these marauding heroes, and of the Roman population as a whole, to their leaders was assured by a share in the rewards of victory, rewards which became steadily less accessible as the empire expanded – promoting a decline in loyalty of cataclysmic proportions. Wars, rural impoverishments, civil discord and slavery are a few of the subjects covered in this study.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Crawford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47275086381205,"sku":"9780007385263","price":6.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007385263.jpg?v=1776889780","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007385263_the-roman-republic","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}