Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. CæsarLongmans, Green, 1902 - 348 pages |
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Page 199
... carried away by the ardour of the charge , and entertained a vain hope of catching up the enemy , for he chased them for five or six miles , till he had got quite out of touch with his father's legions . Then he suddenly found himself ...
... carried away by the ardour of the charge , and entertained a vain hope of catching up the enemy , for he chased them for five or six miles , till he had got quite out of touch with his father's legions . Then he suddenly found himself ...
Page 309
... carried all before it , and the consulate was duly secured to the Democratic candidate . In older days it would have been a serious drawback that he failed to carry the election of L. Lucceius , the obscure person who ran with him , and ...
... carried all before it , and the consulate was duly secured to the Democratic candidate . In older days it would have been a serious drawback that he failed to carry the election of L. Lucceius , the obscure person who ran with him , and ...
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... carried but obeyed ? The wits of Rome called the time " the consulship of Julius and of Cæsar , " in derision of the unfortunate Bibulus . It would have been more correct to call it not a consul- ship at all , but a fine specimen of a ...
... carried but obeyed ? The wits of Rome called the time " the consulship of Julius and of Cæsar , " in derision of the unfortunate Bibulus . It would have been more correct to call it not a consul- ship at all , but a fine specimen of a ...
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