Duncan spoke to Today's WorldView on the significance of that moment and the telling echoes it has for our political present. How did that transform the Roman republic? The triumph over Carthage and further victories in Greece in the 2nd century BC brought almost unimaginable loads of wealth into Rome. So though there had always been rich and poor in Rome, the rich were now way richer than they were even a few generations before. Actors dressed as Roman soldiers take part in festivities marking the 2,766th anniversary of the founding of Rome, in April 2013.

Source: Washington Post October 30, 2017 05:03 UTC