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Edward J. Watts

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Edward Watts teaches history at the University of California, San Diego, He received his PhD in History from Yale University in 2002. His research interests center on the intellectual and religious history of the Roman Empire and the early Byzantine Empire.

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	Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny 4.07 avg rating — 1,087 ratings — published 2018 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Final Pagan Generation: Rome's Unexpected Path to Christianity (Transformation of the Classical Heritage) (Volume 53) 3.99 avg rating — 243 ratings — published 2015 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hypatia: The Life and Legend of an Ancient Philosopher 3.86 avg rating — 194 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eternal Decline and Fall of Rome: The History of a Dangerous Idea 3.72 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 2021 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Romans: A 2,000-Year History 4.23 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2025 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Riot in Alexandria: Tradition and Group Dynamics in Late Antique Pagan and Christian Communities (Volume 46) 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Late Antique Letter Collections: A Critical Introduction and Reference Guide by Cristiana Sogno (Editor), Bradley K. Storin (Editor), Edward J. Watts (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Companion to Late Antique Literature liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	La decadencia y caída de Roma by Edward J. Watts, Juan Magraner (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Rome shows that the basic, most important function of a republic is to create a political space that is governed by laws, fosters compromise, shares governing responsibility among a group of representatives, and rewards good stewardship.”
― Edward J. Watts, Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny

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“And, by making such charges the centerpiece of his consular campaign, Marius undercut public faith in the legitimacy of the elites who had been running the Republic for much of the past generation. Marius could then position himself as the only person who could save the Republic from this moral and institutional rot.”
― Edward J. Watts, Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny

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“The republican system no longer constrained the individual.”
― Edward J. Watts, Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny

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