Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The GracchiE. Arnold, 1941 - 348 pages |
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Page 184
... Cicero concerning the designs of the insur- gents , though that information was tardy and practically useless . He is said to have come in a melodramatic manner , late at night and muffled in a cloak , and to have placed in the hands of ...
... Cicero concerning the designs of the insur- gents , though that information was tardy and practically useless . He is said to have come in a melodramatic manner , late at night and muffled in a cloak , and to have placed in the hands of ...
Page 188
... Cicero into a display of foolish pride which should disgust Pompey . He carried out his shameless plan at the first appearance of the great general to take his seat in the Senate . The occasion ought to have been utilised to welcome and ...
... Cicero into a display of foolish pride which should disgust Pompey . He carried out his shameless plan at the first appearance of the great general to take his seat in the Senate . The occasion ought to have been utilised to welcome and ...
Page 192
... Cicero and drove him into exile , Clodius being merely his tool , and not the origi- nator of the orator's woes . We know from Sallust and Plutarch how bitter was the enmity that Crassus bore to the consul of B.C. 63 , despite the ...
... Cicero and drove him into exile , Clodius being merely his tool , and not the origi- nator of the orator's woes . We know from Sallust and Plutarch how bitter was the enmity that Crassus bore to the consul of B.C. 63 , despite the ...
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