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
... Cinna , proved too weak for the task of controlling his exuberant partner , when the latter openly took arms on behalf of the Democrats . A sporadic civil war began to spread all over Italy , which became really formidable when Cinna ...
... Cinna , proved too weak for the task of controlling his exuberant partner , when the latter openly took arms on behalf of the Democrats . A sporadic civil war began to spread all over Italy , which became really formidable when Cinna ...
Page 138
... Cinna and his friends knew that they were no longer popular with the country at large . Their three years of rule had been a disastrous failure ; it started with a bloody massacre which alienated every citizen of moderate mind . Then ...
... Cinna and his friends knew that they were no longer popular with the country at large . Their three years of rule had been a disastrous failure ; it started with a bloody massacre which alienated every citizen of moderate mind . Then ...
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... Cinna had 100,000 men enrolled in B.C. 84 , and in the next year it is said that his successors hurried double that number into the field . But few were eager for the fray . It seemed that they were to be sacrificed to save the necks of ...
... Cinna had 100,000 men enrolled in B.C. 84 , and in the next year it is said that his successors hurried double that number into the field . But few were eager for the fray . It seemed that they were to be sacrificed to save the necks of ...
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Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic the Gracchi: Sulla, Crassus ... Sir Charles Oman No preview available - 2015 |
Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic Charles Oman,Charles William Chadwick Sir Oman, 186 No preview available - 2016 |
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