Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. CaesarBooks for Libraries Press, 1971 - 348 pages |
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... office . quaintest tales may be collected , by those curious in the subject , concerning the use of the veto in these latter days . But on the whole the constitution had been saved , by a rough system of give and take , from the ever ...
... office . quaintest tales may be collected , by those curious in the subject , concerning the use of the veto in these latter days . But on the whole the constitution had been saved , by a rough system of give and take , from the ever ...
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... office was first invented in the days of the early Republic , the jus auxilii ferendi , or right to intervene in behalf of the individual Roman citizen who might be suffering oppression . Having dealt thus with the tribunes and the ...
... office was first invented in the days of the early Republic , the jus auxilii ferendi , or right to intervene in behalf of the individual Roman citizen who might be suffering oppression . Having dealt thus with the tribunes and the ...
Page 208
... office of military tribune , which gave him a turn in the command of a legion . His troops soon obtained a good name in the province , because , instead of caring for his own comfort like other officers , he insisted on living with the ...
... office of military tribune , which gave him a turn in the command of a legion . His troops soon obtained a good name in the province , because , instead of caring for his own comfort like other officers , he insisted on living with the ...
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