Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. CaesarBooks for Libraries Press, 1971 - 348 pages |
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Page 127
... five of his own veteran legions , which had served with him throughout the cam- paigns of B.C. 90–88 , and had won so many successes over the Samnites . With this force he thought that he could master all the Asiatic hordes of ...
... five of his own veteran legions , which had served with him throughout the cam- paigns of B.C. 90–88 , and had won so many successes over the Samnites . With this force he thought that he could master all the Asiatic hordes of ...
Page 137
... five legions , kept up with difficulty to their full strength , for Roman recruits were hard to find in the East . Even counting a few mercenary troops which he had levied , he had no more than 30,000 men - about the same number with ...
... five legions , kept up with difficulty to their full strength , for Roman recruits were hard to find in the East . Even counting a few mercenary troops which he had levied , he had no more than 30,000 men - about the same number with ...
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... five of the Pompeian legions at Ilerda : the other two surrendered a few weeks later . Long ere the army of Epirus was ready to move , C¿sar was back again in Italy and planning out his second task , the destruction of Pompey's main ...
... five of the Pompeian legions at Ilerda : the other two surrendered a few weeks later . Long ere the army of Epirus was ready to move , C¿sar was back again in Italy and planning out his second task , the destruction of Pompey's main ...
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Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic the Gracchi: Sulla, Crassus ... Sir Charles Oman No preview available - 2015 |
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