Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The GracchiE. Arnold, 1941 - 348 pages |
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... doubt had some weight in Cæsar's eyes : it is certain that by some wonderful tour de force he wrung vast sums out of Spain without earning a specially bad name for rapacity . But a Roman governor of those days had to emulate the ...
... doubt had some weight in Cæsar's eyes : it is certain that by some wonderful tour de force he wrung vast sums out of Spain without earning a specially bad name for rapacity . But a Roman governor of those days had to emulate the ...
Page 312
... doubt whether he had yet determined . His Spanish command had been a great experiment - his Gaulish one would be an even greater . As yet he cannot have framed any other intention than that of being the greatest man in Rome . Of what ...
... doubt whether he had yet determined . His Spanish command had been a great experiment - his Gaulish one would be an even greater . As yet he cannot have framed any other intention than that of being the greatest man in Rome . Of what ...
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... doubt , were still in the process of development when he was cut off by the hands of Brutus and Cassius . He had enjoyed less than a year of complete sovereignty , and was still in the stage of trying experiments . Probably he designed ...
... doubt , were still in the process of development when he was cut off by the hands of Brutus and Cassius . He had enjoyed less than a year of complete sovereignty , and was still in the stage of trying experiments . Probably he designed ...
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