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 167
... Crassus , who used his own victorious legions to save his leader from destruction . At the end of the civil war , then , Crassus had achieved a brilliant military reputation . Of all the Optimate generals , there were none who were more ...
... Crassus , who used his own victorious legions to save his leader from destruction . At the end of the civil war , then , Crassus had achieved a brilliant military reputation . Of all the Optimate generals , there were none who were more ...
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... Crassus was even more ambitious than greedy , and his huge accumu- lations of money were made for the definite end of raising himself to a high place in the state . They err ... CRASSUS AS MONEY - LENDER 171 success and bound to 170 CRASSUS.
... Crassus was even more ambitious than greedy , and his huge accumu- lations of money were made for the definite end of raising himself to a high place in the state . They err ... CRASSUS AS MONEY - LENDER 171 success and bound to 170 CRASSUS.
Page 172
... Crassus in politics came about owing to the disasters which the Senate suffered in the war with Spartacus . Several considerable armies , com- manded by oligarchic nonentities ... CRASSUS AND POMPEY 173 The war was practically 172 CRASSUS.
... Crassus in politics came about owing to the disasters which the Senate suffered in the war with Spartacus . Several considerable armies , com- manded by oligarchic nonentities ... CRASSUS AND POMPEY 173 The war was practically 172 CRASSUS.
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