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 114
... Plutarch , inspired by some Optimate authority . " He was a compound of cruelty , insolence , and avarice , and could commit the most infamous crimes in cold blood . He openly sold the citizenship of Rome to persons who had been slaves ...
... Plutarch , inspired by some Optimate authority . " He was a compound of cruelty , insolence , and avarice , and could commit the most infamous crimes in cold blood . He openly sold the citizenship of Rome to persons who had been slaves ...
Page 169
... Plutarch gives us most extraordinary details as to his ingenious and often undignified methods of money - making . Not only did he lend money at high rates of interest both to Roman senators and to provincial municipalities , but he ...
... Plutarch gives us most extraordinary details as to his ingenious and often undignified methods of money - making . Not only did he lend money at high rates of interest both to Roman senators and to provincial municipalities , but he ...
Page 210
... Plutarch , and the latter implies that he had seen the actual oration , which was taken down at the time by Cicero's shorthand writers . The chief point in Plutarch's version is that Cato attacked Cæsar by name , charged him with being ...
... Plutarch , and the latter implies that he had seen the actual oration , which was taken down at the time by Cicero's shorthand writers . The chief point in Plutarch's version is that Cato attacked Cæsar by name , charged him with being ...
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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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