Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. CæsarLongmans, Green, 1902 - 348 pages |
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Page 47
... civil strife . The debate in the Senate was only brought to a head when the clamour of the multitude who were fleeing from the scene of riot was heard . Inquiries made of the fugitives elicited the wildest statements ; some said that ...
... civil strife . The debate in the Senate was only brought to a head when the clamour of the multitude who were fleeing from the scene of riot was heard . Inquiries made of the fugitives elicited the wildest statements ; some said that ...
Page 49
... civil strife . ( No man is fit for a party leader who combines an emotional temperament , an impatience of opposition , and a complete inability to look at contested questions from his opponent's point of view as well as his own . It is ...
... civil strife . ( No man is fit for a party leader who combines an emotional temperament , an impatience of opposition , and a complete inability to look at contested questions from his opponent's point of view as well as his own . It is ...
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... civil strife with them . For he had still plenty of partisans at his back the better men of the Democratic party still believed in him , and among the multitude there were many whose profound hatred for the Senate and all its works had ...
... civil strife with them . For he had still plenty of partisans at his back the better men of the Democratic party still believed in him , and among the multitude there were many whose profound hatred for the Senate and all its works had ...
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