This volume investigates the primary source evidence for the political and social instability of the Roman Republic between 133 and 70 B.C. A. H. J. Greenidge and A. M. Clay compile a comprehensive collection of literary, inscriptional, and numismatic evidence to fill the gap left by the lack of a continuous ancient narrative for this specific era. The authors provide a structured framework that allows scholars to reconstruct the complex events of the late Republic through direct engagement with contemporary documentation.

Experts and students of Roman history recognize this work as a foundational reference for navigating the primary sources of the late Republic. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and the utility of the provided appendices for rigorous historical research.