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\u201cRome was not a monarchy, but a free City, and they had made up their minds to open their gates even to an enemy sooner than to a king. \xa0It was the universal wish that whatever put an end to liberty in the City should put an end to the City itself.\u201d \u2013 Livy, The History of Rome, Book 2\xa0\n\nPublius Valerius Poplicola overcame Roman distrust and Etruscan aggression to set the young Republic onto firm foundations.\xa0 Aristagoras\u2019 failed attempt to capture the island of Naxos led to open warfare between Greece and Persia.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices