A Story Of Ancient Power In 'The Rise of Rome'. Interesting that books written for students aren't interesting - however a quick review of Roman history is recommended fro everyone - even if you only have time to skim it from Wikipedia.
The Republic was built on a social system with checks and balances that eventually broke down. The system of government was built around the concept of 'no'. Tributes had the veto and there were two Consuls. The Consul Bibulus 'watching the heavens' during the Consulship of Julius Ceasar is possibly one of the things that encouraged the Civil War that ended the Republic. What the Roman Republic tells us is that in organizations built around the concept of 'no',basically a appeal to power becomes the way of getting things done.
The best thing about Ancient History is that it is familiar and useful (it is about people, economies and social systems) and you can see how things turned out.
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