Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. CæsarLongmans, Green, 1902 - 348 pages |
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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 various 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 various avenues by which individuals had hitherto found it possible to slip into the citizen body . As to the Agrarian Law , which Tiberius had ...
Page 110
... give up even their cherished corn - dole in the day of necessity . But the citizens were opposed by superior numbers ; their officers were for the most part incapable ; the cam- paign presented a thousand difficulties because of the ...
... give up even their cherished corn - dole in the day of necessity . But the citizens were opposed by superior numbers ; their officers were for the most part incapable ; the cam- paign presented a thousand difficulties because of the ...
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