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 86
... career in either light , yet each reading must be full of contra- dictions . If we hold , with Mommsen , that Caius was deliberately trying to make himself tyrant of Rome , we can easily understand all the less worthy episodes of his career ...
... career in either light , yet each reading must be full of contra- dictions . If we hold , with Mommsen , that Caius was deliberately trying to make himself tyrant of Rome , we can easily understand all the less worthy episodes of his career ...
Page 87
... CAREER 87 the Italians who desired the franchise , would be appro- priate moves for one who aimed at repeating the career of Cypselus or Peisistratus . But this theory leaves unexplained the reluctance which Caius manifested at the end ...
... CAREER 87 the Italians who desired the franchise , would be appro- priate moves for one who aimed at repeating the career of Cypselus or Peisistratus . But this theory leaves unexplained the reluctance which Caius manifested at the end ...
Page 344
... career and death , 99-103 Gracchus , Caius Sempronius , his early career , 53-54 ; obtains the tribunate , 55 ; his attack on Popi- lius and Octavius , 57-58 ; insti- tutes the Corn - dole , 59 ; his legis- lature concerning the ...
... career and death , 99-103 Gracchus , Caius Sempronius , his early career , 53-54 ; obtains the tribunate , 55 ; his attack on Popi- lius and Octavius , 57-58 ; insti- tutes the Corn - dole , 59 ; his legis- lature concerning the ...
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