Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. CæsarLongmans, Green, 1902 - 348 pages |
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Page 51
... constitution . When the pro- visions of that constitution stood in his way , he recklessly overrode them ; but when they chanced to suit his purpose , he utilised their most tiresome and absurd formalities to the utmost limit . It was ...
... constitution . When the pro- visions of that constitution stood in his way , he recklessly overrode them ; but when they chanced to suit his purpose , he utilised their most tiresome and absurd formalities to the utmost limit . It was ...
Page 159
... CONSTITUTION 159 mediocrities . There was no resisting power among the majority - no true heir of Sulla's breed survived to bind them together and to rally them to fight in behalf of the oligarchic system . So the great dictator's ...
... CONSTITUTION 159 mediocrities . There was no resisting power among the majority - no true heir of Sulla's breed survived to bind them together and to rally them to fight in behalf of the oligarchic system . So the great dictator's ...
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... constitution . But , as we shall see , they put nothing in the place of that which they were destroying , and the only result of their so - called reforms was to restore the constitutional chaos and the conflict of sovereignties which ...
... constitution . But , as we shall see , they put nothing in the place of that which they were destroying , and the only result of their so - called reforms was to restore the constitutional chaos and the conflict of sovereignties which ...
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