Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The GracchiE. Arnold, 1941 - 348 pages |
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... raised . This made the Senate chary of calling out conscripts , or keeping them long on foreign service . But finally , the crisis always grew so dangerous that the hated levy had at last to be raised . Nothing can better illustrate the ...
... raised . This made the Senate chary of calling out conscripts , or keeping them long on foreign service . But finally , the crisis always grew so dangerous that the hated levy had at last to be raised . Nothing can better illustrate the ...
Page 196
... raised by taxation . But he was no doubt set on filling his military chest for a war that was certain to prove long and costly , rather than on gratifying the talent for extortion that was such a marked characteristic of all his life ...
... raised by taxation . But he was no doubt set on filling his military chest for a war that was certain to prove long and costly , rather than on gratifying the talent for extortion that was such a marked characteristic of all his life ...
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... raised in the East . There were two old legions in Syria - the wrecks of Crassus ' host - and one other in Cilicia . More could undoubtedly be raised among the numerous Roman citizens residing in Greece and Asia , but it would take ...
... raised in the East . There were two old legions in Syria - the wrecks of Crassus ' host - and one other in Cilicia . More could undoubtedly be raised among the numerous Roman citizens residing in Greece and Asia , but it would take ...
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