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Excerpt from Roman Political Life in the First Century, B. C: A Lecture Delivered Before the Harvard Classical Club, April 25, 1900 Ladies and Gentlemen I shall invite your attention to an episode in ancient history which brings into view the decline and fall of the Roman republic. This is, to my mind, the most instructive chapter in the annals of ancient times, since it shows how a great people became a prey to their own vices and follies, and after conquer ing the world surrendered their liberty to men whom they had armed to take away the liberty of others. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.