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The Fall of Republics: A History From Ancient Carthage to the American Constitution

Thomas F Madden

From Carthage to Rome, to Venice and beyond, this examines what caused the world’s great republics to fall, and what their fates reveal about the dangers facing modern democracies today.

Princeton University Press, £30.00, 4 August 2026, 9780691195827

HISTORY Non-fiction

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