Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. CæsarLongmans, Green, 1902 - 348 pages |
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... ) Frontispiece ROMAN COINS - PLATE I. ( from the British Museum ) To face p . 82 . II . 99 99 99 99 III . 99 99 99 وو BUST OF POMPEY 99 IV . ( from the Museum at Naples ) ,, 124 220 268 SEVEN ROMAN STATESMEN CHAPTER I THE LATER DAYS OF THE.
... ) Frontispiece ROMAN COINS - PLATE I. ( from the British Museum ) To face p . 82 . II . 99 99 99 99 III . 99 99 99 وو BUST OF POMPEY 99 IV . ( from the Museum at Naples ) ,, 124 220 268 SEVEN ROMAN STATESMEN CHAPTER I THE LATER DAYS OF THE.
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... are almost enough by themselves to explain Tiberius's after career . He was born with every advantage of rank and wealth ; he had a quick intelligence and a handsome face . But 99 he was cursed with a mother ( a very.
... are almost enough by themselves to explain Tiberius's after career . He was born with every advantage of rank and wealth ; he had a quick intelligence and a handsome face . But 99 he was cursed with a mother ( a very.
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... face the state as a rival seller ; the tithe - corn of Sicily from the civitates decumanae , who paid their tribute in kind instead of in money , was annually shot upon the Roman market , and the state had to get rid of it at what price ...
... face the state as a rival seller ; the tithe - corn of Sicily from the civitates decumanae , who paid their tribute in kind instead of in money , was annually shot upon the Roman market , and the state had to get rid of it at what price ...
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... , the statesman who wished to carry his law before the Comitia had normally to face only the plebs urbana . On rare occasions the outvoters might alter the composi- tion of the assembly , but the everyday audience of.
... , the statesman who wished to carry his law before the Comitia had normally to face only the plebs urbana . On rare occasions the outvoters might alter the composi- tion of the assembly , but the everyday audience of.
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... face the fact . He had had enough schooling in political philosophy from his numerous Greek friends to have freed his mind from the traditionary Roman horror of violent constitutional change . No doubt all the tags of Aristotle's school ...
... face the fact . He had had enough schooling in political philosophy from his numerous Greek friends to have freed his mind from the traditionary Roman horror of violent constitutional change . No doubt all the tags of Aristotle's school ...
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