Roman Republic

Cato Looted Cyprus to Fund the Men He Hated

A Roman emperor's obscure legal squabble over a dead man's will turned out to be the moment that ended one civilization and funded another.

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Roman RepublicMediterraneanAncient RomeStoicismPolitical PhilosophyImperial Expansion1st Century BCCyprus

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