Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The GracchiE. Arnold, 1941 - 348 pages |
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Page 51
... constitution . When the pro- visions of that constitution stood in his way , he recklessly overrode them ; but when they chanced to suit his purpose , he utilised their most tiresome and absurd formalities to the utmost limit . It was ...
... constitution . When the pro- visions of that constitution stood in his way , he recklessly overrode them ; but when they chanced to suit his purpose , he utilised their most tiresome and absurd formalities to the utmost limit . It was ...
Page 159
... constitution fell , almost undefended , only ten years after it had been created . This , at any rate , was not Sulla's fault . He did his best with the materials set before him . He constructed the first logical and well - planned ...
... constitution fell , almost undefended , only ten years after it had been created . This , at any rate , was not Sulla's fault . He did his best with the materials set before him . He constructed the first logical and well - planned ...
Page 174
... constitution . But , as we shall see , they put nothing in the place of that which they were destroying , and the only result of their so - called reforms was to restore the constitutional chaos and the conflict of sovereignties which ...
... constitution . But , as we shall see , they put nothing in the place of that which they were destroying , and the only result of their so - called reforms was to restore the constitutional chaos and the conflict of sovereignties which ...
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