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In "The Last Assassin", Stothard portrays Mark Anthony as a man of changing loyalties; first a friend of Ceaser, secondly the bodyguard to his assassins, and finally the former enemy of Rome who hunted Ceaser's enemies. How has Anthony's actions/image been viewed in our historiography?

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The Year of the 4 and Year of the 5 Emperors in Rome were 140 years apart but followed similar patterns in who took power and how they met their end. Is this a fair comparison and was this typical of Roman culture/power struggles of the period?

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The British House of Commons is a raucous environment with enough interrupting and jeering to require a moderator for debates. How does this compare to the Senate of the Roman Republic?

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In "The Last Assassin", Stothard portrays Mark Anthony as a man of changing loyalties; first a friend of Ceaser, secondly the bodyguard to his assassins, and finally the former enemy of Rome who hunted Ceaser's enemies. How has Anthony's actions/image been viewed in our historiography?	2
The Year of the 4 and Year of the 5 Emperors in Rome were 140 years apart but followed similar patterns in who took power and how they met their end. Is this a fair comparison and was this typical of Roman culture/power struggles of the period?	2
The British House of Commons is a raucous environment with enough interrupting and jeering to require a moderator for debates. How does this compare to the Senate of the Roman Republic?	2