The book is a collection of biographies of military and political figures of the last decades of the history of the Roman Republic. Almost all of them were either killed or, seeing their collapse, committed suicide, but their lives left a bright mark on history. At the same time, the fates of those people who were close to the main persons are briefly described. Table of Contents Preface................................... ........................................................ ......3

I. The path to death........................................................ ................................5II. The Unsuccessful Compromiser (Marcus Livius Drusus)..................................30III. Marians........................................................ ...................................48IV. The noble rebel Quintus Sertorius...................................68V. The last republicans (Cato, Brutus, Cassius).......91VI. Pompey the Great and his son.................................................... ..........138VII. Triumvirs of the “second rank” (Crassus, Lepidus)..................................209VIII. Antony and Cleopatra................................................... .................244

Conclusion........................ ........................................................ ...............300List of cards................................. ........................................................ .....305