Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. CæsarLongmans, Green, 1902 - 348 pages |
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... empire , by the unintentional and unsystematic conquest of various disconnected districts round the Mediterranean . The wars are uninteresting , because they are waged by men who are little more than names to us ; the commander , be he ...
... empire , by the unintentional and unsystematic conquest of various disconnected districts round the Mediterranean . The wars are uninteresting , because they are waged by men who are little more than names to us ; the commander , be he ...
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... EMPIRE 3 tion of Roman armies , it is not too much to say that , but for the intervention of two great personalities , the Roman Empire might have been swept away . If Marius had not appeared , a few more generals like Mallius and ...
... EMPIRE 3 tion of Roman armies , it is not too much to say that , but for the intervention of two great personalities , the Roman Empire might have been swept away . If Marius had not appeared , a few more generals like Mallius and ...
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... empire : Cæsar wished to rule willing rather than dis- loyal subjects : hence came his endeavours to encourage municipal patriotism , to open a Roman career to promi- nent provincials ( he even made senators of many Gauls and Spaniards ) ...
... empire : Cæsar wished to rule willing rather than dis- loyal subjects : hence came his endeavours to encourage municipal patriotism , to open a Roman career to promi- nent provincials ( he even made senators of many Gauls and Spaniards ) ...
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