Beesly traces the decades between Tiberius Gracchus’s land law in 133 BC and Sulla’s dictatorship: the murders of both Gracchi, the Jugurthine War, Marius’s reform of the army and his wars against the northern tribes, the Social War, and the first civil war fought between Roman armies.
A compact, clearly argued volume from the Epochs of Ancient History series, ideal before tackling Mommsen. Download the free EPUB.