Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The GracchiE. Arnold, 1941 - 348 pages |
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Page 52
... Senate , and in opposition to the Senate's dearest interests . No state can contain two sovereigns , and it had now to be settled which was really supreme at Rome -the Senate , according to the practice of the last two centuries , or ...
... Senate , and in opposition to the Senate's dearest interests . No state can contain two sovereigns , and it had now to be settled which was really supreme at Rome -the Senate , according to the practice of the last two centuries , or ...
Page 147
... Senate . . We have already pointed out that in the Roman politics of the last fifty years the main difficulty that lay at the bottom of all disputes was the quarrel for sovereignty . Should the Senate , according to recent usage , or ...
... Senate . . We have already pointed out that in the Roman politics of the last fifty years the main difficulty that lay at the bottom of all disputes was the quarrel for sovereignty . Should the Senate , according to recent usage , or ...
Page 214
... Senate and people . Considering the extreme moderation of the general's demands , there was no reason why he and the Senate should not have come to an agreement , and have united to keep down the Democrats . The two chief hindrances in ...
... Senate and people . Considering the extreme moderation of the general's demands , there was no reason why he and the Senate should not have come to an agreement , and have united to keep down the Democrats . The two chief hindrances in ...
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