The Fall of the Restoration Government
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23449622 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Cary (University of London), H H Scullard (University of London) |
| Year | 1975 |
| Pages | 239-249 |
| Publication date | 1975-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | History of Rome (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan UK (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-1-349-02415-5_24 |
| OpenAlex | W2481107333 |
| ISBN | 9781349024155 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
In the Restoration period that followed the dictatorship of Sulla the foremost need of the Roman Republic was to rest and recover from the convulsions of the previous ten years. The greatest danger of the moment lay in the possible recrudescence of the civil wars that had recently paralysed the senatorial government. In view of this peril the restored senatorial aristocracy was more than ever averse from military adventures abroad, with their concomitant military usurpations at home. Nevertheless the years after the death of Sulla were an age of recurrent warfare. The hostilities were largely an aftermath of the troubles of the preceding decade; but fresh conflicts arose on borderlands of the Empire where frontiers were still ragged and undefined. Sertorius was in revolt in Spain, Thracian tribes were pressing on the frontiers of Macedon (p. 278), piracy was rampant and demanded drastic measures, and Mithridates started once again on the warpath.
Adventure · Ancient history · Aristocracy (class) · Art history · Democracy · Dictatorship · Economic history · Empire · Government (linguistics) · Military government · Political science · Politics · Successor cardinal · Classical Antiquity Studies · History · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |