Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The GracchiE. Arnold, 1941 - 348 pages |
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Page 96
... Marius was bringing home from Africa . If the barbarians had marched at once for Turin or Genoa , it is hard to say what they might not have accomplished . But they lingered long in the valley of the Rhone , and then , to the surprise ...
... Marius was bringing home from Africa . If the barbarians had marched at once for Turin or Genoa , it is hard to say what they might not have accomplished . But they lingered long in the valley of the Rhone , and then , to the surprise ...
Page 103
... Marius , they proved no more able to defend themselves than Caius Gracchus and Fulvius had been in B.C. 121. The Optimates easily shut them in and held them beleaguered , while the Senate proclaimed martial law . Marius , much against ...
... Marius , they proved no more able to defend themselves than Caius Gracchus and Fulvius had been in B.C. 121. The Optimates easily shut them in and held them beleaguered , while the Senate proclaimed martial law . Marius , much against ...
Page 128
... Marius went about at the head of a band of slaves , slaying every man with whom he had ever had a personal quarrel , whether he was a prominent politician or not . Indeed , the old general acted more like a lunatic afflicted with ...
... Marius went about at the head of a band of slaves , slaying every man with whom he had ever had a personal quarrel , whether he was a prominent politician or not . Indeed , the old general acted more like a lunatic afflicted with ...
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