Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The GracchiE. Arnold, 1941 - 348 pages |
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Page 45
... give them a signal , if he considered himself in danger , by raising his hand to his head , as a token that his life was at stake . If they saw the sign , they must prepare to fight . All this was a deliberate provocation of civil war ...
... give them a signal , if he considered himself in danger , by raising his hand to his head , as a token that his life was at stake . If they saw the sign , they must prepare to fight . All this was a deliberate provocation of civil war ...
Page 77
... give an account of all his doings . At last the fatal day came round , and Caius ceased to be the sacrosanct representative of the Roman people , and became once more a private citizen . It is probable that , even if he had kept quiet ...
... give an account of all his doings . At last the fatal day came round , and Caius ceased to be the sacrosanct representative of the Roman people , and became once more a private citizen . It is probable that , even if he had kept quiet ...
Page 90
... give up all idea of obtaining the franchise ; indeed , special care was taken to close the varions avenues by which individuals had hitherto found it possible to slip into the citizen body . As to the Agrarian Law , which Tiberius had ...
... give up all idea of obtaining the franchise ; indeed , special care was taken to close the varions avenues by which individuals had hitherto found it possible to slip into the citizen body . As to the Agrarian Law , which Tiberius had ...
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