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Swords Against the Senate

by Erik Hildinger

Catalogued August 30, 2026

The Work

First published
2002

Drew's Copy

Edition
First Da Capo paperback edition
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Published in
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Copy published
2003
ISBN
978-0-306-81279-8
Binding
Paperback
Collection status
On the shelves
Reading status
Owned
Condition
Long-kept paperback with cover wear, softened corners, edge wear, and a small tear at the upper-right corner
Ancient RomeRoman RepublicMilitary HistoryPolitical HistoryClassical StudiesHistory

Acquisition & Provenance

Acquisition type
High school book
Context
A book Drew has kept since high school

How This Copy Came to the Library

I have kept this book since high school.

Place in My Physical Library

The book connects Drew’s longstanding interest in history with the books that have followed him from one stage of life into another.

About This Copy

This is the first Da Capo paperback edition, published in 2003. Its worn edges, softened corners, and small tear at the top of the front cover reflect a copy that has remained with Drew for many years.

Memories & Connections

Its place in the library reaches back to my high-school years, making the physical wear part of the book’s history with me.

The book narrates the first three decades of the Roman Republic’s century of civil war, tracing the political and military struggle from Gaius Marius through Sulla and the transformation of Rome’s citizen army into a force loyal to competing commanders.

Drew's Copy
Front cover of Drew's copy of Swords Against the Senate
The worn front cover of Drew’s paperback copy of Swords Against the Senate, kept since high school.
Back cover of Drew's copy of Swords Against the Senate
The back cover describes the book’s account of the Roman Republic’s civil wars and the army’s transformation into an instrument of competing political leaders.
Title page of Drew's copy of Swords Against the Senate
The title page identifies Erik Hildinger, the full subtitle, and Da Capo Press.
Copyright page of Drew's copy of Swords Against the Senate
The copyright page records the first Da Capo paperback edition of 2003 and ISBN 0-306-81279-7.