The volume of Plutarch's Lives which I possessed contained the histories of the first founders of the ancient republics.

Division of power in a republic was informed by the British experience with mixed government, as well as study of republics ancient and modern.

In the nation's early days, artists underscored its idealism and values by adding symbols of admired ancient republics to their portrayals of Washington and his significance.

Earlier in the century, printmakers had underscored the new nation's idealism and values by adding symbols of admired ancient republics to their work.

They consisted, indeed, of a very different order of people from the first inhabitants of the ancient republics of Greece and Italy.

In certain parts of the world, nations in the form of ancient republics, monarchies or tribal oligarchies emerged.

The ultimate source of sovereignty in this ancient republic, as in modern republics, was the demos (people).

Both modern and ancient republics vary widely in their ideology and composition.

But in the ancient republics of Greece and Italy every citizen was a soldier, who both served and prepared himself for service at his own expense.

The ancient republic of Venice was partitioned between Austria and France.