Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The GracchiE. Arnold, 1941 - 348 pages |
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... Roman freeholders , we shall not be persuaded that Viriathus and the Numantines suc- ceeded in doing so . It was really economic changes , in a time of comparative peace , that were doing the mischief . Otherwise the Roman farmer , like ...
... Roman freeholders , we shall not be persuaded that Viriathus and the Numantines suc- ceeded in doing so . It was really economic changes , in a time of comparative peace , that were doing the mischief . Otherwise the Roman farmer , like ...
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... Roman freeholders . His problem was , how to get the people back to the land . The end was laudable , the means which he adopted were astounding . All over Italy there were large tracts of territory which were legally and theoretically ...
... Roman freeholders . His problem was , how to get the people back to the land . The end was laudable , the means which he adopted were astounding . All over Italy there were large tracts of territory which were legally and theoretically ...
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... were ways provided in which individual members of allied states ' further afield might become incorporated in the body of Roman burgesses . But this wise liberality had gradually gone out of fashion . Just as Roman citizenship grew.
... were ways provided in which individual members of allied states ' further afield might become incorporated in the body of Roman burgesses . But this wise liberality had gradually gone out of fashion . Just as Roman citizenship grew.
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