Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi, Sulla, Crassus, Cato, Pompey, CaesarE. Arnold, 1903 - 348 pages |
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... lived by the land . " It is usual for historians to trace the decline of Italian agriculture to various causes which began to operate as far back as the Second Punic War - to the ravages of Hannibal , the awful drain of life during his ...
... lived by the land . " It is usual for historians to trace the decline of Italian agriculture to various causes which began to operate as far back as the Second Punic War - to the ravages of Hannibal , the awful drain of life during his ...
Page 19
... lived on a higher scale than this ; he had wife and family to keep , and , how- ever frugal his fare and garb , they were at least better than those of the slave . The farm , if bought at a suffici- ently low figure , might be able to ...
... lived on a higher scale than this ; he had wife and family to keep , and , how- ever frugal his fare and garb , they were at least better than those of the slave . The farm , if bought at a suffici- ently low figure , might be able to ...
Page 38
... lived there for some time estranged from rural pursuits - would be able to accomplish the feat . But it is clear that the fact that agricultural depression had its roots not in " the wicked- ness of the rich , " but in obscure economic ...
... lived there for some time estranged from rural pursuits - would be able to accomplish the feat . But it is clear that the fact that agricultural depression had its roots not in " the wicked- ness of the rich , " but in obscure economic ...
Page 59
... lived near enough to the fount of supply to be able to turn it to account . Now , 6 asses per modius was , as it would appear , a rate which represented about one - half the normal price of corn in the Roman market during an average ...
... lived near enough to the fount of supply to be able to turn it to account . Now , 6 asses per modius was , as it would appear , a rate which represented about one - half the normal price of corn in the Roman market during an average ...
Page 69
... lived in the centre of a sort of court , frequented equally by foreign ambas- sadors , architects , engineers , military men , and philo- sophers . He had business with all these classes , received them all with urbanity , and surprised ...
... lived in the centre of a sort of court , frequented equally by foreign ambas- sadors , architects , engineers , military men , and philo- sophers . He had business with all these classes , received them all with urbanity , and surprised ...
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