Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic British Literature Can Xue’s newest collection shines

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Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic British Literature Can Xue’s newest collection shinesThe Roman Republic was the most remarkable state in history. What began as a small community of peasants camped among marshes and hills ended up ruling the known world. Rubicon paints a vivid portrait of the Republic at the climax of its greatness the same greatness which would herald the catastrophe of its fall. It is a story of incomparable drama. Tom Holland brings to life this strange and unsettling civilisation, with its extremes of ambition and