{"product_id":"uncommon-wrath-how-caesar-and-catos-deadly-rivalry-destroyed-the-roman-republic-9781541620117","title":"Uncommon Wrath: How Caesar and Cato's Deadly Rivalry Destroyed the Roman Republic","description":"\u003cb\u003eA dual biography of Julius Caesar and Cato the Younger that offers a dire warning: republics collapse when partisanship overrides the common good.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eUncommon Wrath\u003c\/i\u003e, historian Josiah Osgood tells the story of how the political rivalry between Julius Caesar and Marcus Cato precipitated the end of the Roman Republic. As the champions of two dominant but distinct visions for Rome, Caesar and Cato each represented qualities that had made the Republic strong, but their ideological differences entrenched into enmity and mutual fear. The intensity of their collective factions became a tribal divide, hampering their ability to make good decisions and undermining democratic government. The men's toxic polarity meant that despite their shared devotion to the Republic, they pushed it into civil war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Deeply researched and compellingly told, \u003ci\u003eUncommon Wrath\u003c\/i\u003e is a groundbreaking biography of two men whose hatred for each other destroyed the world they loved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541620117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/26\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Josiah Osgood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42429281239221,"sku":"9781541620117","price":27.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5345b214-5ed8-4e03-9867-da9d3ed37ae5.jpg?v=1664893966","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/uncommon-wrath-how-caesar-and-catos-deadly-rivalry-destroyed-the-roman-republic-9781541620117","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}