Exploring Roman Historians

This chapter delves into the works of Roman historians like Livy, Tacitus, Polybius, and Plutarch, highlighting Polybius as a particularly insightful historian. It discusses the breakdown of the Roman political system post-Julius Caesar, the inclusion of various social classes in governance, and the stability it provided. Furthermore, it explores Plutarch's 'Parallel Lives' and Tacitus's narrative on Roman emperors and tribal dynamics among the Germanic people.