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There was no state-run prosecution service. Instead, all cases had to be brought privately, making it a simple matter for feuds to find a vent in the courts. The prosecution of a rival might well prove a knockout blow. Officially the penalty for a defendant found guilty of a serious crime was death. In practice, because the Republic had no police force or prison system, a condemned man would be permitted to slip away into exile...

I love to read multiple books at one, usually fiction at home and a nice nonfiction to carry around at work.

Now that I finished with my Romanov book, it‘s back to Rome between court appearances. Back in time but people are still getting murdered for no damn reason.

Reading my new book between court appearances, my world map book sleeve goes well with this one😊

“Human nature is universally imbued with a desire for liberty, and a hatred for servitude.” — Caesar, Gallic Wars
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I‘m savoring my way through Tom Holland‘s Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic. It‘ll probably be a few more days before I can give a final review since I‘m taking notes and summarizing as I go, which makes the reading process take about 3 times longer than usual. But for really good non-fiction, I think it‘s worth it.

Tom Holland is a consummate writer. He balances storytelling and history context in an evenhanded manner, illuminating the late stages of the Roman Republic with ease.